Officials at the law firm couldn't be reached by GlobeSt.com at publication deadline. But lawyers familiar with the case tell GlobeSt.com the firm denies any wrongdoing and is preparing a court-filed response to the charges.
Evergreen's scheme unraveled Jan. 1, 2001 when the securities firm voluntarily filed for protection from creditors under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Eighty firms and individuals have been sued to date in 12 separate civil lawsuits.
The newest suit filed in Orange County Circuit Court Aug. 9 charges the law firm with negligence. The suit alleges the firm knew or should have known that one of its lawyers, James P. Conroy of New York City, was part of Evergreen's alleged Ponzi scheme that operated undetected from Downtown offices in the Capital Plaza I office building at 201 E. Pine St.
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