Opinion ID: 1295161
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: counts 11 and 12client n.g.

Text: ¶ 34. Kasprowicz represented N.G. in her divorce action and obtained a judgment of divorce on her behalf on February 20, 2002. As the attorney for the moving party, Kasprowicz was to draft and submit proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and the judgment within 30 days of the final divorce hearing pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 767.37(1). ¶ 35. Because this proposed draft had not been filed by Kasprowicz, an order to show cause hearing was held on May 24, 2002. Kasprowicz informed the court that he had drafted the paperwork and forwarded it to opposing counsel; opposing counsel finally received the proposed drafts on May 28, 2002. On that same day, the court approved the drafts as to form and returned them to Kasprowicz; Kasprowicz, however, did not file the documents with the court until July 2002. ¶ 36. On June 26, 2002, N.G. filed a grievance about Kasprowicz' conduct with the OLR. The OLR sent Kasprowicz a letter on August 22, 2002, requesting a response to N.G.'s allegations. Kasprowicz submitted a two-paragraph response and a copy of his final bill to N.G. ¶ 37. On September 19, 2002, the OLR requested additional specific information from Kasprowicz relating to N.G.'s grievance, but Kasprowicz failed to respond. ¶ 38. On October 11, 2002, the OLR sent another request to Kasprowicz by certified mail which Kasprowicz signed for; however, he again did not respond. ¶ 39. On December 9, 2002, Kasprowicz was personally served with a request for information regarding the N.G. grievance and finally submitted his written response to the OLR on December 16, 2002. ¶ 40. This course of conduct, as alleged in the OLR complaint and which the referee found to have been proven by clear and convincing evidence, led to the following counts of misconduct against Kasprowicz:  Count 11. By failing to provide opposing counsel with proposed final paperwork until three months after the final divorce hearing, and by failing to file the paperwork until five months after the final divorce hearing, in violation of Wis. Stat. § 767.37(1), Kasprowicz failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client, in violation of SCR 20:1.3.  Count 12. By failing to timely respond to OLR staff's investigative letters regarding N.G.'s grievance, Kasprowicz failed to provide relevant information during the course of an investigation, in violation of SCR 22.03(6), constituting misconduct, pursuant to SCR 20:8.4(f).