imposing a stayed two-year suspension on an attorney who neglected a client matter, failed to keep the client reasonably informed about the status of the matter, used a fee contract that falsely implied that his co-counsel was a member of his law firm, and failed to disclose the manner in which his fees would be divided
How later courts described this case
- imposing a stayed two-year suspension on an attorney who neglected a client matter, failed to keep the client reasonably informed about the status of the matter, used a fee contract that falsely implied that his co-counsel was a member of his law firm, and failed to disclose the manner in which his fees would be divided
- imposing a two-year suspension, all stayed, for the attorney’s failure to obtain consent from numerous clients to refer their matters to outside counsel and to split fees with those attorneys, neglect of a client matter, and failure to reasonably communicate with a client
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
O’Donnell and O’Neill, JJ.,
dissent and would adopt the recommendation of the panel and the board and impose a one-year suspension, stayed, with condition.
*462 Reminger Co., L.P.A., and Clifford C. Masch, for respondent.