LAWYER DISCIPLINE
Discipline Summaries
A lawyer was admonished after clear and convincing evidence was found of violations of Rules 1.1 , 1.3 , and 1.6 , N . D . R . Prof . Conduct . The lawyer was found to have violated Rule 1.1 by failing to appropriately counsel his client regarding the Administrative Rule 59 requirements for the background check and class completion within a guardianship case . The lawyer was found to have violated Rule 1.3 by failing to get his client the discovery requests or provide the client with assistance in completing discovery in a timely manner . Finally , the lawyer was found to have violated Rule 1.6 , by breaching confidentiality regarding his client ' s concerns about the child ' s paternity .
A lawyer was admonished after clear and convincing evidence was found of violations of Rules 1.3 , and 1.4 , N . D . R . Prof . Conduct . The lawyer was found to have violated Rule 1.3 by failing to follow-up with the clients in a timely manner to obtain the necessary information required for the representation and to file the appropriate paperwork on behalf of the clients . The lawyer also violated Rule 1.4 by failing to promptly reply to reasonable requests for information from the client or to keep them reasonably informed about the status of the representation .
A lawyer was admonished after clear and convincing evidence was found of violations of Rules 1.1 and 3.2 , N . D . R . Prof . Conduct . The lawyer was found to have violated Rule 1.1 by failing to implement a scheduling and hearing notification system to ensure the lawyer ' s obligations were carried out in accordance with methods used by competent practitioners . The lawyer ' s failure to attend a bond hearing resulted in a violation of Rule 3.2 for failure to expedite litigation .
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