Lawyer theft case illustrates importance of accounting oversight 

Posted: 1:00 am Mon, January 25, 2010
By Barbara L. Jones

A Twin Cities lawyer was recently disbarred after pleading guilty to swindling the Bloomington law firm he and three other lawyers founded in 2005. Thomas A. Rothstein, 45, had been charged with thefts totaling $124,258 from Halberg Criminal Defense. Rothstein allegedly used firm checks and credit cards for personal expenses, including flowers, iTunes and fitness ...