By: James | November 19, 2012

By Martha Neil


A Minnesota attorney says he was scammed into depositing what he thought was a real cashier's check for nearly $300,000 from a legitimate collection matter into the trust account for his solo law practice.

Now Lawrence Marofsky is being sued by TCF Bank in federal court in Minneapolis, reports the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

He says he hopes to settle with the bank, but despite having malpractice coverage and some money "obviously, this hits hard," he tells the publication, warning other lawyers to watch out for similar fraud. "Make sure you find out that the check is in fact good, not from the bank you're dealing with, but from the original bank," he stated.

The article doesn't make clear exactly what happened concern...

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