Opinion ID: 1680886
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Heading Rank: 6

Heading: The duties violated.

Text: ¶ 26. Attorneys owe the following ethical duties to clients: (1) the duty of loyalty (Rule 1.15), including preserving the client's property, maintaining confidentiality, and avoiding conflicts; (2) the duty of diligence (Rules 1.3 & 1.4); (3) the duty of competence (Rule 1.1); and (4) the duty of candor (Rule 8.4). Here, the evidence supports a finding that Shah violated his duty of diligence to Vaughn when he completely failed to file the notice of appeal. Shah violated his duty of candor to Vaughn when he lied to Vaughn about the filing of the appeal and when he failed to inform Vaughn of his suspension. ¶ 27. For the violation of the duty of diligence, the Bar standards recommend disbarment when a lawyer knowingly fails to perform services for a client and causes serious or potentially serious injury to a client and suspension when a lawyer knowingly fails to perform services for a client and causes injury or potential injury to a client, the difference in the two recommendations being whether the injury is serious or not. For the violation of the duty of candor, the Bar standards recommend disbarment when a lawyer knowingly deceives a client with the intent to benefit the lawyer or another, and causes serious injury or potential serious injury to a client. They recommend suspension for the violation of the duty of candor when the injury is not serious.