Opinion ID: 2225485
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Client M.D.

Text: ¶ 9 Attorney Boyd represented M.D. in March and April 2007. M.D. retained Attorney Boyd to file a post-conviction motion on his behalf within three weeks. Attorney Boyd agreed and M.D. paid her $4,800 as a retainer fee. The motion was not prepared or filed and no court appearance was arranged. ¶ 10 M.D. attempted to contact Attorney Boyd concerning the status of the representation and to express his concerns why nothing had been done in his case. Ultimately, M.D. terminated the lawyer-client relationship with Attorney Boyd and asked for a refund of the retainer. Attorney Boyd returned $2,000 of the fee representing an initial refund. ¶ 11 Regarding Attorney Boyd's representation of M.D., the referee concluded as follows: Count 5. By failing to file a post-conviction motion and have her client appear in court as agreed, Attorney Boyd failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing M.D. in violation of SCR 20:1.3. Count 6. Attorney Boyd failed to keep M.D. reasonably informed about the status of his matter and failed to comply with reasonable client requests for case information in violation of former SCR 20:1.4(a) (effective through June 30, 2007).