by Timothy Montales
Kent Livesay, lawyer, once enjoyed a good storm as it could potentially yield a profit – however, now dark clouds have gathered over his head in the form of disciplinary charges.
Late last year, the Texas State Bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline reprimanded Livesay for violating the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and ordered him to relinquish his law license for a year.
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On August 08, 2016, the Commission filed a disciplinary petition against Livesay in Hidalgo County and acquired a judgment of professional misconduct against him for demanding hailstorm damages from
Allstate on behalf of a client he did not represent.
The petition reported that on March 21, 2015, “Frank” approached the Pharr home of Jesus and Solia Esparza, stating that he had observed alleged hail damage on the couple’s roof.
“Frank solicited the Esparzas to retain the professional employment of R. Kent Livesay on property damage claims against Allstate . . . and directed (them) to sign documents. The Esparzas never met with (Livesay), never (spoke to him) . . . and never requested to be contacted by (him) . . . regarding legal representation,” the petition mentioned in an article from the Texans for Lawsuit Reform website.
Livesay was tasked with paying nearly $2,300 in attorney’s fees, with circulating notice of his censure in the Texas Bar Journal, informing all clients of his suspension, and yield all files, papers, monies, and property belonging to the clients.
Currently, he is facing criminal charges in Tarrant County accused of engaging in organized crime.
Following a Texas Department of Insurance Fraud Unit investigation, the lawyer was indicted by a grand jury for fraud related to lawsuits he is accused of filing over a two-year period against insurance companies without the homeowners’ knowledge or consent, as mentioned in the article published on the SE Texas Record website.
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