Opinion ID: 2194380
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 8

Heading: sanctions imposed

Text: The Court holds the Respondent in contempt for violating the Cease and Desist Order, by engaging in the conduct set forth in Counts II-X of the Amended Petition. The Respondent is ordered to disgorge all fees received for legal services rendered following the entry of the Cease and Desist Order, [19] to wit: (1) Count II, $950 constituting the Respondent's fees charged to Burch for estate planning and legal fees collected on behalf of McCracken; (2) Count III, $1,750 constituting the Respondent's fees charged to Welsh for estate planning and legal fees collected on behalf of McCracken; (3) Count IV, $395 constituting the Respondent's fees charged to Abbott for estate planning and legal fees collected on behalf of McCracken; (4) Count V, $900 accounting fees charged to the Estate of William A. McElhone; (5) Count VI, $995 constituting the Respondent's fees charged to Titus for estate planning and legal fees collected on behalf of McCracken; (6) Count VII, $9,566.25 for fees charged to the Estate of Roe V. Cotman Hunt; (7) Count VIII, $1,237.50 for fees charged to the Estate of Anna Jane Floyd; (8) Count IX, $2,075 for fees charged to the Estate of Paul L. Dillow; (9) Count X, none of the fees charged to the Estate of Carol A. Phillips were incurred after October 30, 2006. In addition to disgorging the foregoing fees in the amount of $17,868.75, the Respondent is fined $2000 for each of the nine counts of contemptuous conduct. Therefore, the Respondent is ordered to pay the Clerk of this Court $35,868.75 within thirty days of the date of this Opinion. This Court's Cease and Desist Order shall remain in full force and effect. Any further violations by the Respondent will be sanctioned in an escalated manner that is commensurate with such repeat offenses.