Opinion ID: 1167668
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: The Schumacher Matter

Text: In July 1981, Bruce Schumacher retained petitioner to represent him in a dispute with an insurance company over a property damage claim. During the next two years, Schumacher's numerous attempts to contact petitioner regarding the status of his case were generally unsuccessful. In July 1983, petitioner filed a complaint in the matter. He took no further action on Schumacher's behalf, however. In December 1986, Schumacher wrote petitioner requesting a copy of his file and advising him that he had filed a complaint with the State Bar. Petitioner failed to provide the file as requested. The State Bar Court found that petitioner wilfully abandoned Schumacher, wilfully refused to advise him as to the status of his case, and wilfully failed to take any action except to file the complaint. By his conduct, the State Bar Court concluded that petitioner violated former rule 6-101(2) [11] and sections 6068 and 6103.