Opinion ID: 1863992
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Sliper representation

Text: Ellis received a $500 retainer to represent David Sliper in a claim against Northrup King Company. Ellis failed to act diligently in preparing and submitting answers to interrogatories in that case and failed to comply with a discovery order of the court to do so. Ellis failed to communicate the status of the case with her client, who ultimately retained other counsel to represent him. Ellis misrepresented to her client that her failure to file timely answers to the interrogatories resulted because a consultant retained by the client to provide expert technical advice failed to review the interrogatories in a timely manner. The consultant denied ever receiving the interrogatories from Ellis for review. Ultimately, Sliper's case was conditionally dismissed with prejudice, subject to being reopened if Sliper agreed to pay the defendant's attorneys fees.