Opinion ID: 2591097
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 11

Heading: The Ted Crawford Matter

Text: Ted Crawford is a former client of Respondent. Mr. Crawford has made countless attempts to contact Respondent regarding his patent matters. The last time Mr. Crawford received any correspondence from Respondent was in October 2007, at which point Respondent told him he was asserting a lien over his file due to an unpaid balance. In response, Mr. Crawford requested that Respondent provide him with an accounting and invoice of his company's funds he had on retainer to pay for overseas patent fees. Respondent never provided an accounting or invoice to Mr. Crawford, leading Mr. Crawford to believe that Respondent has misused his company's retainer funds. Mr. Crawford has since retained Mr. Henson, to represent him in his patent matters. However, Mr. Crawford needs his files from Respondent's office so the work on these matters can continue. Further, Mr. Crawford believes there are files located on Respondent's office computer, including notes and letters, which are also pertinent to his patents. Currently, there are three patents that are in danger of being abandoned. Abandoning any of these patents would result in irreparable harm on Mr. Crawford. As a result of this conduct, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a) and 1.4(b).