Opinion ID: 1398528
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: jenkins matter

Text: Attorney admitted the following allegations: In June 1994, Robert Jenkins retained Attorney to represent him in transferring title to some real estate and in bringing an action against a car dealership for a defective paint job. Jenkins paid Attorney a $500.00 retainer. Jenkins claimed that he did not receive the deed. After Jenkins complained to the Board, Attorney reports that he sent him a copy of the deed. Attorney never took any action for Jenkins as to the paint job, and he never returned the retainer. He failed to respond to Jenkins's attempts to contact him about the status of these matters. He also failed to respond to two letters from the Board. The Panel found that the deed transferring the property to Jenkins by his daughter was originally signed in June or July 1994, but was apparently lost by Attorney and never filed. Attorney prepared the deed again, and it was executed on November 8, 1994 and recorded by Attorney on December 21, 1994. Jenkins did not receive a copy of the deed from Attorney. Attorney would not respond to Jenkins's attempts to contact him by phone and letter. Jenkins's daughter testified that Attorney had told her that the first deed was lost when Attorney was moving between offices and that he had prepared a second deed. She also indicated that Attorney had told her that the action concerning the paint job had been filed, but no copies had been sent to her. Attorney testified that there were two deeds; the second was prepared to correct the first. He stated that he had sent the first deed to Jenkins, but did not know whether he had sent the second. He admitted not having sent a copy of the second deed to Jenkins until after the complaint was filed. He also admitted to failing to respond to the letters from the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline.