Suspended Rumford lawyer cited again

A Rumford lawyer who was suspended earlier this year for several complaints of ethical and competency lapses was sanctioned again Tuesday by one of the state's top judges.

Seth Carey was given a two-month suspension from practicing law. That suspension, starting Aug. 1, ran concurrently with a six-month suspension imposed by the same judge that started the end of March. Carey will remain under suspension until he seeks reinstatement and is OK'd by the Board of Overseers of the Bar to practice law again.

...The latest complaint lodged against Carey came from a woman who alleged he physically abused her German shepherd puppy at her home during an October visit last year. She said he was expressing his anger toward a prosecutor for the board who had been handling complaints brought by Maine lawyers and judges. Carey later refused to leave the woman's home after being asked to. She described his behavior as "unhinged" and said she was wary about being in his presence...