Opinion ID: 177062
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: Kuzmin's Response

Text: Since 2006, Kuzmin has increased staffing at his firm, and has implemented a system whereby he and his office manager both check the calendar to keep track of due dates. Mar. 27, 2009 Response, at 9; Tr. 43-44; May 2, 2008 Response at 16-17. The new staff includes a docket manager / office manager, additional lawyers and paralegals. Mar. 27, 2009 Response, at 9. • According to Kuzmin, he now has a high confidence level that he will be able to comply with Court scheduling orders. Tr. 44. Kuzmin did not believe that his actions had prejudiced his clients in any way, either because he lost contact with them, pursuit of an appeal would not have been successful, the client was able to obtain legal status through other means or the client's case was reinstated. Tr. 40. He acknowledged, however, that he should not have defaulted in any of these cases and that he had significantly inconvenienced the Court by doing so. [d. at 40-41.