Opinion ID: 2602333
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Heading Rank: 15

Heading: The Eastridge matter

Text: 9. Norma Eastridge hired respondent in February of 1999 to assist her in acquiring title to three separate retirement assets that had been awarded to her in a dissolution of marriage action. In addition, Ms. Eastridge's former spouse had filed a bankruptcy in an attempt to discharge his obligations pursuant to the decree of dissolution of marriage. Respondent was retained by Ms. Eastridge to file an adversary proceeding to protect Ms. Eastridge's interests in the marital property that had been awarded to her. 10. Ms. Eastridge last contacted respondent on November 12, 1999. At that point, respondent had done nothing on Ms. Eastridge's legal matters. 11. In January of 2000, Ms. Eastridge received notice from one of the retirement plans that she had received an interest in it. However, the documentation to divide the two other retirement plans had not been prepared by the respondent. Respondent never filed an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court. 12. After her meeting with respondent in November of 1999, Ms. Eastridge called him four to five times a month and received only voice mail. She left requests for respondent to call her, but he did not. Ms. Eastridge sent her daughter to respondent's office two times, but the daughter was told by unidentified persons that respondent was unavailable. Ms. Eastridge has been abandoned by the respondent. 13. On November 1, 2000, Ms. Eastridge hired a new attorney to represent her.