Title: In re Williams - Per Curiam - Disbarment
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 18779
State: Kansas
Issuer: Kansas Supreme Court
Date: May 31, 2017

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS 
 
Bar Docket No. 18779 
 
In the Matter of DANIEL A. WILLIAMS, 
Respondent. 
 
ORDER OF DISBARMENT 
 
 
In a letter signed May 22, 2017, addressed to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, 
respondent Daniel A. Williams, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Kansas, 
voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court 
Rule 217 (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 260).   
 
At the time the respondent surrendered his license, the office of the Disciplinary 
Administrator had filed a formal complaint regarding four complaints.  The formal 
complaint alleged that the respondent violated Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct 
1.1 (competence) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 287); 1.3 (diligence) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 290); 
1.5 (fees) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 292); 1.15 (safekeeping property) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 
326); 1.16 (terminating representation) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 331); 8.1 (disciplinary 
matters) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 377); 8.4 (misconduct) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 379); and 
Supreme Court Rule 207 (cooperation) (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 246).   
 
This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinary 
Administrator, finds that the surrender of the respondent's license should be accepted and 
that the respondent should be disbarred.   
 
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Daniel A. Williams be and he is hereby disbarred 
from the practice of law in Kansas, and his license and privilege to practice law are 
hereby revoked.   
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of 
Daniel A. Williams from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas. 
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, 
that the costs herein shall be assessed to the respondent, and that the respondent forthwith 
shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2017 Kan. S. Ct. R. 262).   
 
Dated this 31st day of May, 2017.