Opinion ID: 1926090
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: client r.g.count 9

Text: [5] ¶ 28. The OLR complaint alleged that on July 25, 2000, R.G. retained Cavendish-Sosinski to represent him in a criminal matter. Approximately two months later, however, R.G. retained successor counsel. Then, on August 22, 2001, R.G. filed a grievance with the OLR against Cavendish-Sosinski alleging professional misconduct. The OLR staff, on two separate occasions, requested that Cavendish-Sosinski supply information regarding the R.G. matter but she failed to do so. On November 14, 2001, she finally responded to the R.G. grievance as requested by the OLR. ¶ 29. Thereafter, the R.G. matter was referred to the district committee for investigation. Again, Cavendish-Sosinski did not respond to the first two letters and telephone call from the district's investigator; and again she did not cooperate with the district committee until she had been personally served with a notice to appear. ¶ 30. Based on this course of conduct, the referee concluded that the respondent had committed the violations as alleged in Count 9 of the OLR complaint. Specifically, the referee found that Cavendish-Sosinski's conduct violated the attorney's duty to cooperate with an OLR and district committee investigation as required by SCR 22.03(2) and 22.04(1).