United States First Circuit

On show-cause order for reciprocal discipline for respondent-attorney for failing to keep or maintaining adequate records of client accounts, failing to return unearned client fees, charging "clearly excessive" fees for work he did not perform, court imposes reciprocal discipline and suspends respondent from practicing before present court over claims of error that: 1) respondent was denied due process by setting the bar for proof of misconduct too low; and 2) case law demands a different outcome.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/28/2008
• Published 08/28/2008

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• United States First Circuit

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