Opinion ID: 2487827
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Heading: Count IIThe Hall Matter

Text: In July 2007, Anjelle Hall hired respondent to represent her in a community property partition matter. Ms. Hall paid respondent a total of $3,000 in attorney's fees and court costs. Thereafter, respondent failed to respond to Ms. Hall's attempts to contact her. On two occasions when respondent did speak to Ms. Hall, she provided Ms. Hall with false information regarding a court date. Ms. Hall eventually discovered respondent had filed nothing on her behalf. As such, on November 26, 2007, December 6, 2007, and January 2, 2008, she asked respondent for a full refund and the return of her file. Respondent failed to provide the refund until July 9, 2008, approximately three months after Ms. Hall filed a disciplinary complaint against her. The ODC alleged respondent's conduct violated the following provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct: Rules 1.3, 1.4 (failure to communicate with a client), 1.5, 1.15(d), 8.4(a), and 8.4(c).