Patricia L. Harrington

Virginia is rated 47^th and 49^th in corruption in two different studies – Ethics Guru Jim McCauley is a FRAUD

I have personally since 2007 been trying to get a trial with a Judge with Jurisdiction and Due Process. This letter that was ignored – The Judicial System / Old Boy’s Network has Black Balled me and tried to kill me. I have in the past reached out to lawyers that were fined with lesser charges then Ilona Ely Freedman Grenadier Heckman – most stay silent because they need to work and know that if they don’t keep silent they will loose there license for good.

You can read more on my story at valaw2010blogspot.com

Janice Wolk Grenadier

15 W. Spring Street

Alexandria, Va. 22301

June 21, 2010

Ms. Patricia L. Harrington

Clerk of Court

100 N. 9^th Street 5^th Floor

Richmond, Va. 23219

Dear Ms. Harrington:

I understand from the Chief Deputy Clerk that you are the person I should file this complaint with. I was introduced to the Chief Deputy Clerk through the Attorney General’s office. I also have a complaint filed with the Chief Justice Leroy Hassell Sr. I had filed complaints with the Virginia State Bar (VSB) that have been turned away. I would have accepted their decision if the decision was made on truth. But, they weren’t and this can be proved. I tried to get someone at the VSB to listen to me, but, the power of Ilona Grenadier of Grenadier, Anderson, Starace & Duffett, seems to be enormous and when you have a past president Ben Dimuro representing you, the combination is very powerful. When you have the head judge in the City of Alexandria tell you that you can’t get a fair trial that she will win. That they all love her. My complaint was drafted by an attorney that teaches ethics for the VSB, but, since I filled them, they were basically kicked out. I am in this letter filing 4 complaints as follows:

1. Ilona Grenadier w/ Grenadier, Anderson Starace & Duffit PC

647 South Washington St.
Alexandria, Virginia. 22314
703-683-9000

2. Ben Dimuro w/ Dimuro Ginsburg PC

908 King Street Suite 200
Alexandria, Virginia. 22314
703-684-4333

3. Charles A. Anderson, Arlene T. Starace, Benton S. Duffett III, Elaine M. Vadas, John T. Winkler II, Lisa L. Levi, Heather N. Jenquine, Partners to Grenadier, Anderson, Starace & Duffett, P.C.

All @   647 South Washington Street
             Alexandria, Virginia, 22314
             703-683-9000

4. Edward Davis (legal counsel for VSB), Jon Huddleston (President of VSB), Kim White (The Cold committee with the VSB)

All Care of the Virginia State Bar
707 East Main Street, Suite 1500
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804-775-0500

My understanding filing these complaints with you comes under the following code:

§ 54.1-3935. Procedure for revocation of license.

A. If the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any circuit court of this Commonwealth observes, or if a complaint, verified by affidavit is made by any person to such court, that any attorney has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony or has violated the Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility, the court may assign the matter to the Virginia State Bar for investigation. Upon receipt of the report of the Virginia State Bar, the court may issue a rule against such attorney to show cause why his license to practice law shall not be revoked. If the complaint, verified by affidavit, is made by a district committee of the Virginia State Bar, the court shall issue a rule against the attorney to show cause why his license to practice law shall not be revoked.

B. If the rule is issued by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals, the rule shall be returnable to the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond. At the time the rule is issued by the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice shall designate three circuit court judges to hear and decide the case. If the rule is issued by the Court of Appeals or a circuit court, the issuing court shall certify the fact of such issuance and the time and place of the hearing thereon, to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who shall designate three circuit court judges of circuits other than the circuit in which the case is pending to hear and decide the case. In proceedings under this section, the court shall adopt the Rules and Procedures described in Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13 of the Rules of Court.

C. Bar Counsel of the Virginia State Bar shall prosecute the case. Special counsel may be appointed to prosecute the case pursuant to § 2.2-510.

D. Upon the hearing, if the attorney is found guilty by the court, his license to practice law in this Commonwealth shall be revoked or suspended for such time as the court may prescribe. In lieu of revocation or suspension, the court may impose any other sanction authorized by Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 13 of the Rules of Court. In any case in which the attorney is found guilty of engaging in any criminal activity that violates the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct and results in the loss of property of one or more of the attorney's clients, the court shall also require, in instances where the attorney is allowed to retain his license, or is permitted to have his license reinstated or restored, that such attorney maintain professional malpractice insurance during the time for which he is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth. The Virginia State Bar shall establish standards setting forth the minimum amount of coverage that the attorney shall maintain in order to meet the requirements of this subsection. The attorney shall certify to the Virginia State Bar that he has the required insurance and shall provide the name of the insurance carrier and the policy number.

E. The attorney, may, as of right, appeal from the judgment of the court to the Supreme Court pursuant to the procedure for filing an appeal from a trial court, as set forth in Part 5 of the Rules of Court. In any such appeal, the Supreme Court may, upon petition of the attorney, stay the effect of an order of suspension during the pendency of the appeal. Any order of reprimand shall be automatically stayed prior to or during the pendency of an appeal therefrom. No stay shall be granted in cases where the attorney's license to practice law has been revoked.

F. In any proceeding to revoke the license of an attorney, the attorney shall be entitled to representation by counsel.

G. Nothing in this section shall affect the right of a court to require from an attorney security for his good behavior, or to fine him for contempt of court.
(Code 1950, §§ 54-74, 54-75; 1956, Ex. Sess., c. 33; 1964, c. 201; 1970, c. 430; 1972, c. 103; 1980, c. 289; 1984, cc. 289, 703; 1988, c. 765; 1997, c. 238; 1998, cc. 339, 637; 2009, c. 287.)

I hope you understand, I would not be here if I wasn’t telling the truth. Ilona Grenadier has tried already to get me arrested for extortion. If I were to say anything that was not truthful and that I couldn’t back up I assure you Ilona would have sued me for slander. I am very careful of what I say and how I say it. I reached out to all attorneys as suggested by the VSB prior to filling any complaint I have filed. I have researched a few decisions made by the VSB and am including one that I felt these attorneys could relate to:

While in review of case's the VSB does discipline I chose a case you can look at that is in the domestic field of law. If you go to http://www.vsb/disciplinary_orders/morton_opinion3.pdf VSB docket #03-053-1264 October 25, 2004. Public Reprimand as set forth for not pursuing all the information from a spouse on income for child support in the final ruling.

I use this as an example as to what the VSB finds warrants for disciplinary action taken. When my complaint is compared to this complaint I can’t understand how Ilona Grenadier has not been investigated to the point of the truth. Mr. Davis did send me a letter that they weren’t going forward with the investigation and in that letter he basically accused me of being involved in the mismanagement along with the letter just making no sense. He refused to discuss it further.

My Complaints:

1. Ilona Grenadier:

Lying in Court, Deliberately filing a disingenuous Counter Claim with the Circuit Court, Manipulating, using scare tactics, and false pretences and lying to get an assignment of my commission for the negotiation of a settlement for the mismanagement of the Sonia Grenadier Trust out of The Grenadier, Anderson, Strace, & Duffett PC law office. For withholding the note braking legal Ethics Rule 1.16 (d) & (e). ETC. All back up has been filed with the VSB, which I understand you have access to. DR 1 - 102 (1) & (4) Engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation which reflects adversely on a lawyer's fitness to practice law. EC (1 -2) (1-4) (1 - 5).

-         Lying in Court was on September 12, 2007.
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-         Deliberately filing a disingenuous Counter Claim with the Circuit Court saying she owned 75% of the Bellefonte Property which can be proved through her own statements she knew GIC only had 50% ownership. Being disingenuous with how much money she had put into the property.
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-         The Sonia Grenadier Trust was run out of the Grenadier, Anderson, Strace, & Duffett PC law firm, David Grenadier was paid by the law firm to do this. The mismanagement when found out, Ilona Grenadier manipulated me into assigning a commission under false pretences and lying to me about who all was involved and how much was mismanaged. She also in one of the toughest times of my life informed me this had to be done. I miscarried a baby at close to 5 months to only get pregnant weeks later. Abigail was born with an emergency C -Section on July 6th, 1990 was in intensive care for the first night of her life, When she was born I had to be prepared for anything ... even her not making it. We had the heart doctors from Georgetown there to take care of her the minute she was born... Now we go to the morning of July 7th.. And Ilona Grenadier had the NERVE to discuss with me for the 1st time a note for my commission on the Holland Rd property because she said Jim Arthur was directed to file something. At this point and time all fingers where pointing to my x-husband David Grenadier as being the person who had mismanaged this on his own. Ilona Grenadier with held information from everyone and she was a Trustee at one point for the Trust (the signature of Sonia Grenadier had been forged, she then became an Agent with David Grenadier)
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-         Ilona Grenadier representing David and myself (I knew nothing of this money being mismanaged and received no benefits from this money). Negotiated a settlement. She was at the time able to convince and manipulate everyone to believing she had nothing to do with it.
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-         At the time she insisted on keeping the copies of the Assignment and the Note she had David sign. She told me it would be safer with her kept with her law firm.
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-         At the time I trusted her, I believed she was doing what was best for me and my family. She is and was much smarter than I am. I was also very intimidated by her.
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-         Now June 2008 Ilona Grenadier turns to me in court and says “ I don’t believe David stole all that money” and “ That I should be grateful to her for the Holland Rd listing as if it wasn’t for her I wouldn’t have gotten it” ( She said this in front of Michael Wisner an attorney in Alexandria, Va. ) Now remember she had me assign my commission on a property that I had worked over a year to sell and I now know this was done by manipulation and keeping her from being looked at. I am the only person who ever paid any of the funds mismanaged out of the Grenadier law firm. I did not work for the Grenadier Law Firm nor did I benefit from these funds. The only person I can see the benefited from these funds is Ilona Grenadier.
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-         I then went back and reviewed what information I had and what really happened... I knew more money than Ilona had negotiated with the Trust had been stolen out of her law firm. I learned over $ 95,000. Had been mismanaged and most likely can be traced being funneled into Ilona Grenadier’s Real Estate Co. Called GIC a partnership with at the time David Grenadier. Ilona Grenadier has made millions off the Real Estate that this money was funneled into
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-         I then asked Ilona to please turn over my note. Which is a $ 30,000. Note due in 30 years at 10%. She has refused to turn it over.
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-         Since she is with holding the Note that as my attorney she insisted on, and negotiated for my assignment of my commission.
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-         She refuses to turn over my Note.
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-         She has tried to have me arrested for extortion.
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-         She believes she is above the law. Which I really can’t blame her because of how the VSB, Virginia Judges, and other attorney’s have allowed her to behave.
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2. Ben Dimuro:

I am not sure there wasn’t a conflict on Mr. Dimuro representing Ilona Grenadier because of the following information. On Monday April 9, 1990 Mr. Dimuro met with David Grenadier and myself regarding a fire at Monroe Ave. At the law office at 921 King St, Alexandria, Va. 22314. The following week there was another meeting with Mr. Dimuro. I was married to David Grenadier at the time he was involved with representing the partnership, in a wrongful death suit against the Monroe Ave Partnership that GIC owned 50% of.

I also know that the day the Virginia State Bar acknowledged my complaint against Ilona Grenadier is the same day Mr. Dimuro wrote a 2^nd letter stating Ilona had no knowledge of the note she had written for me to compensate me for assigning my commission to protect Ilona Grenadier and her law firm. I also understand Mr. Dimuro was out of his office ill the day this letter was written and signed by him.

When I mentioned this to another lawyer he told me the complaint would go away. Mr. Dimuro had a lot of influence with the VSB being a past president.

3. Charles A. Anderson, Arlene T. Starace, Benton S. Duffett III, Elaine M. Vadas, John T. Winkler II, Lisa L. Levi, Heather N. Jenquine, Partners to Grenadier, Anderson, Starace & Duffett, P.C.

So in review of the Code of Professional Responsibility I feel the partners of the law firm Grenadier, Anderson, Starace & Duffett, PC all qualify for promoting this type of Disingenuous Professional Behavior. As the Code Reads : DR 1-103 (A) A lawyer having information indicating that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Disciplinary Rules that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to practice law in other respects, shall report such information to the appropriate professional authority, except as provided in DR 4 - 101

The other reason I believe they promote Ilona Grenadier being disingenuous with her clients as well. I was in there office’s and one of Ilona’s lawyers came up and said a client had called and she said some unflattering things about this client. I thought wow. She told her attorney to tell the client she was going to be tied up all day with me. Which was a lie. The client turned out to be a friend of mine who was so frustrated, we knew each other through are kids, called to ask if I knew Ilona because of the names. I then learned he was the one she was being disingenuous with and he sent me his e-mails from her.. And chose another attorney on his own. Not because of me. But, he didn’t like the fact she and her colleges where being disingenuous with him.

4. Edward Davis (legal counsel for VSB), Jon Huddleston (President of VSB), Kim White (The Cold committee with the VSB)

In review of the Code of Professional Responsibility under Canon 1. Dr 1-1-3 Obligation to Report Misconduct I have supplied all of you with written proof of Ilona Grenadier's infractions which include

Lying in Court, Deliberately filing a disingenuous Counter Claim with the Circuit Court, Manipulating, using scare tactics, and false pretences and lying to get an assignment of my commission for the negotiation of a settlement for the mismanagement of the Sonia Grenadier Trust out of The Grenadier, Anderson, Strace, & Duffett PC law office. For withholding the note braking legal Ethics Rule 1.16 (d) & (e). ETC... All things that have been filed with the VSB. But, the VSB had no problems with these issues.

So in review of the Code of Professional Responsibility I feel you all qualify for promoting this type of Disingenuous Professional Behavior. As the Code Reads : DR 1-103 (A) A lawyer having information indicating that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Disciplinary Rules that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to practice law in other respects, shall report such information to the appropriate professional authority, except as provided in DR 4 - 101

I believe these representatives of the VSB had a responsibility to me, to the VSB to make sure it runs at arm’s length. That it is not influenced by who the person the complaint is filed against and who is filling the complaint. But, should look at the facts.

My complaints were discussed with Judges. Other attorneys prior to being filed. I don’t want to believe the Virginia Legal system is this corrupt. But, as you know for me to have to get to this point to file this complaint with you the system is broken.

I have learned the VSB basically supports itself by its lawyers, and reports to no one in our State Government. They have the right to pick and choose who they wish to Reprimand. When you look at what Mr. Morton was reprimanded for. What Ilona Grenadier has gotten away with it is difficult to understand the system.

I pray you will review the files at the VSB, or I am more than happy to forward them to you. My understanding was you would have access to them. That you will review the relationship of Ben Dimuro, Ilona Grenadier with the VSB.

I would also like to request a meeting with you to help you to understand all that happened. I would also request a chance to rebut anything that Ilona Grenadier presents in her defense.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Janice Wolk Grenadier

Copies e-mailed to all attorneys involved on June 22, 2010.

Patricia L. Harrington

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Media afraid to report on Virginia's Judicial Corruption

Monday, October 28, 2013

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