Lawyer who helped solve Clayton bombing is missing
By Robert Patrick, St. Louis Post-Dispatch | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Witt has been experiencing legal problems, with his license in jeopardy over handling of other work and loss of an almost
Witt, 39, was one of the two lawyers who had represented
Calls to Witt's cellphone Tuesday went straight to a message saying he "is not accepting calls at this time."
Tuesday evening, his house was dark, there was no response to a knock at the door, and a neighbor said she had not seen him in more than a month.
On Monday, the
Authorities said Witt had 58 open cases in
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A LAWYER
WITH PROBLEMS
On
In some cases, Witt's actions cost clients their cases or their homes, the complaint said.
About
One week later, on
Basso said the malpractice case had nothing to do with the disciplinary case. Witt has "been through a lot" both when he was in the Marines and in his professional life, Basso said.
"Now that doesn't excuse
Other lawyers on the case could not be reached for comment.
COMPUTERS ON,
LIGHTS OFF
On
After waiting for more than two hours, the woman, a real estate agent, called
The next day, after Witt missed the woman's hearing, the woman returned to the law office to find more unhappy clients. She again called police.
The day after that, the agent placed a note on Witt's office door that read: "Public Notice: It appears that
Court documents say the note was later replaced by one authored by a Witt assistant that read, with spelling errors: "Do to things out of my Control this office is Temporally closed For the week."
Reached Tuesday, the real estate agent said Witt had four or five employees, and she had been unable to reach any of them. She asked that her name not be used, citing embarrassment and her pending civil suit.
She said she has no clue where Witt could be, or why he may have left his family.
"How do you leave five kids behind on the holidays?" she asked.
Witt's ex-wife and several former employees did not return calls and messages seeking comment.
HOPED TO RESOLVE CASE
{p style="text-align: left;"}Downey said that the original attorney disciplinary case was not something Witt saw as very serious. "And we frankly thought we would be able to ... resolve it in a manner that would allow him to continue to practice."
{p style="text-align: left;"}Downey said he had been trying to delay the process until Witt got back in touch, but will now try to get off the case.
Asked about whether Witt's disappearance was connected to the
Ohlsen pleaded guilty to explosives-related charges in a deal that resulted in a 20-year federal prison sentence.
The
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