Yardley Attorney Suspended For Two Years

YARDLEY, PA — Michael Eric Greenberg, an attorney who practiced out of the Yardley area, was suspended for two years on Tuesday, Nov.23 due to his failure to distribute funds estimated to be over $134,000.

Greenberg was suspended from practiced law on the Bar for two years, with his official suspension commencing on Dec. 23.

The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania made their decision as a result of Greenberg's withholding of funds he was in charge of distributing for years. The court found he had held onto approximately $134,211.64 of funds from cases he was involved in.

An estimated $48,585.12 of these funds were reportedly held onto for at least a decade by Greenberg. The court call this "gross incompetence and neglect" in regards to his duty as an attorney while dealing with the money.

He began his career in law in 1982 and practiced in Fox Greenberg, P.C. and Kane & Silverman, P.C.

The court used evidence of several letters sent to Greenberg regarding the distribution of funds related to a 2007 personal injury case. Another attorney had written to him multiple times, even after he transferred from one law office to another.

His failure to respond to the letters prompted action by the courts. It found that Greenberg had not properly distributed money to clients over the course of several years. He has cited medical reasons for his neglect of the funds.

For these reasons, he will not be able to practice law again until 2025.