On Monday, December 12, 2022, the Superior Court Division of the General Court of Justice in Wake County, State of North Carolina ruled on the motion filed by the Florida Bar requesting the Court to suspend Wilmington attorney Jonathan W. Washburn over mishandled entrusted funds. The case is styled The North Carolina State Bar v. Jonathan W. Washburn.
According to the filing, the petitioner received information indicating Washburn had mishandled entrusted funds. The state bar deemed it necessary that further entrusted funds are not mishandled in the future, hence, the filing of the instant preliminary injunction.
In light of the foregoing, the Superior Court ruled in favor of the petitioner.
The Consent Order of Preliminary Injunction reads:
“THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
Respondent is enjoined from the following until permitted by subsequent orders of the Court: receiving or disbursing any entrusted funds. . . from or on behalf of clients; receiving or disbursing any funds from any individual or entity in any fiduciary capacity; writing checks against or otherwise disbursing or withdrawing funds from any account in which client or fiduciary funds have been deposited, including operating or personal accounts into which misappropriated or mishandled client or fiduciary funds were deposited; and/or directing any employee or agent to draw a check on or otherwise disburse or withdraw funds from any account in which client or fiduciary funds were deposited. . . .
Respondent shall not serve in any fiduciary capacity, including trustee, escrow agent, settlement agent, personal representative, executor or attorney-in-fact until further order of this Court.”
As of today, according to his LinkedIn profile, Mr. Kevin Proulx is listed as a broker for Coldwell Banker Commercial. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1982. He has been licensed to practice in Florida. His info can also be found in Avvo.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
