Attorney Disbarred for Misusing Injured Worker's Funds

The Washington Supreme Court last week disbarred a Seattle-area solo practitioner for using his clients’ trust accounts as his own “piggy bank.” Paul Arnold Wallstrom was admitted to practice in Washington in 1978. Since 2009, he has operated a solo practice focusing on personal injury work. Wallstrom maintained two bank accounts associated with his solo practice: a business operating account and a separate trust account for funds belonging to clients and third parties. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel opened a grievance against Wallstrom in February 2017 when h...