The disbarment is permanent. As was pointed out by our board lawyers, for the profession to have taken this extreme step, the offenses must have been damned serious.

The quite appalling thing is that Mr Schmell used the clients' funds to purchase his super sweet comic books. A few dealers confirmed that they were paid for books with Mr Schmell's company checks.

So when he got those Registry awards, they really should have been sent to that nice 84 year old granny who had to wait two years to see her own money.