Former attorney, Curtis T. Narimatsu, was found guilty of violating the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii Ethics. Narimatsu abused and violated his authority by abandoning his clients while misrepresenting them and not providing the services of which he was paid to perform as their attorney. In addition, Narimatsu mishandled client funds, intentionally mislabeled accounts and misused funds for personal use. Narimatsu also admitted to committing fraud and being dishonest with his clients.
Prior to the disciplinary action that resulted in his resignation, Narimatsu failed to adhere to previous disciplinary investigations of him conducted by the Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct. Narimatsu had already been suspended since September 22, 2009 for ethic violations. Narimatsu does not have an active practice for this reason. Rules violated include Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.15, 1.16, 3.4, and 8.4 of the Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct.
Due to the overwhelming, admitted unethical violations in pursuant to Rule 2.14, in lieu of Disciplinary Action the State of Hawaii granted immediate resignation of Curtis T. Narimatsu.
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