Opinion ID: 177062
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Cases Assigned to Former Partner

Text: Three of the cases listed in the Referral Order (03-4045,04-4350 and 03-4483) were actually assigned to Kuzmin's former partner, SunitJoshi, upon the dissolution of Wilson, Joshi & Kuzmin LLP in March 2004. Though Joshi failed to file notices of appearance in these cases, it was Kuzmin's understanding that Joshi had taken full responsibility for them. Tr. 36. Kuzmin • had no further contact with those clients after he formed his own firm. Id. Kuzmin told the Committee that he now knows that he should have moved for leave to withdraw as counsel in those cases where the client had remained with [his] former partner, Mr. Joshi, or at least filed a substitution of counsel. May 2, 2008 Response, at 17.