Rhode Island Lawyer Disbarred For 'Misappropriation' Of $415K

A Rhode Island attorney was disbarred for his "misappropriation" of $415,000, according to the state supreme court.

Kevin Brill, 66, "admitted that he misappropriated approximately $415,000 from a trust in violation of the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct," the supreme court said in its disbarment order.

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Brill was sentenced in 2021 to two years in prison "in connection with a long-running scheme to embezzle funds from trusts for which he served as trustee," according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

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"From 2012 to July 2017, Brill served as a trustee for three family trusts with fiduciary responsibilities to protect and preserve the trust funds and make expenditures for the benefit of the beneficiary," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a media release.

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"Instead, Brill embezzled and misappropriated more than $600,000 from the trusts and used the proceeds for personal expenses including the purchase of a vehicle, a vacation home in Vermont, major renovations to the vacation home, and his personal credit card bills," the release said.

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Brill "also was ordered to pay a special assessment of $1,000, a fine of $15,000, and restitution in the amount of $381,662.81," the supreme court order said.

Brill was forbidden from petitioning for reinstatement for five years, according to the order.

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