Opinion ID: 1670703
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Wilhelmina Vincent

Text: Wilhelmina Vincent retained Lindsay to represent her and her brother, Charles Frilot, in a property matter and paid him $200. Lindsay filed suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana despite assurances that he would file in the Western District; the case was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Although he was paid an additional $1,000 to refile in the Western District, Lindsay took no further action. Vincent attempted to contact Lindsay, but he refused to return her calls. Lindsay did not appear at the hearing when Vincent testified, but offered an explanation at the Commissioner's hearing. His research indicated that the Vincent/Frilot oil producing property had been lost through foreclosures in 1928 and 1932. He felt he had earned his fee by making numerous trips to see the property in Charenton, Louisiana, commissioning and reviewing research, meeting frequently with various family members, and copying a big box of documents for each family member. Lindsay said he did not keep time sheets, and Vincent never requested an accounting. Lindsay did not provide documents to Vincent's new attorney because he had already copied everything in his files for various family members.