Opinion ID: 1169454
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: the a. matter

Text: In 1979, petitioner was retained by client A. to represent him in a real property dispute. D. was beneficiary of a deed of trust secured by A.'s home. A. received a reconveyance of the property after supposedly repaying the obligation. D. insisted on further payment, however, and petitioner was retained to quiet title. According to A., petitioner told him that suit was being filed against D. One and one-half years later, however, A. learned that no lawsuit was ever filed. Petitioner testified he was retained to remove a lien which, in fact, had been already removed by A.'s prior attorney. The State Bar found that petitioner wilfully failed to keep A. apprised of the status of the action or to make any other attempts at resolving the matter.