Lawyer Turns Over House, Car To Repay Wronged Client

Nearly a year after a federal judge ruled that two lawyers did such a bad job of representing their client that they should repay more than $275,000 in fees, one of them turned over the keys to his Miramar home and his 2001 BMW as partial payment. Peter Mayas, of Miramar and Plantation, and disbarred former lawyer Emmanuel Roy, of Brooklyn, N.Y., have already been found in contempt of court. The two could end up being jailed if the judge finds they tried to hide their assets to avoid paying, as alleged in court by the attorney helping their former client get his money back. The extraordinary legal soap opera is still unfolding in a series of upcoming hearings before U.S. Magistrate Judge William Turnoff in federal court in Miami. (Read Full Article Here)

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