Opinion ID: 1057635
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Sean Lewis/Roldolpho Gonzalez Matter

Text: Sean Lewis filed a complaint with the Board regarding Roldolpho Gonzalez, one of Sneed's clients. Gonzalez paid $64.50 to Ceja Enterprises for the purpose of filing a lawsuit based on a promissory note that Ceja Enterprises had drafted for Gonzalez. Sneed then filed the suit. The $64.50 that Gonzalez paid to Ceja Enterprises was given to Sneed, who claimed that he used it to file the suit, although he could not recall whether he placed the money in his trust account. Despite repeated requests from the Board to provide his trust account information regarding the Gonzalez matter, Sneed failed to provide the information. The Panel found that Sneed assisted Ceja Enterprises and Carmen Ceja in the unauthorized practice of law; committed trust account violations; failed to respond to the Board's requests for information; engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; and engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, all in violation of RPC 1.15, 5.4(b) and (c), 5.5(b), 7.6(b)(1)(ii), 8.1(b), and 8.4(a), (c), and (d). However, the Panel again found that the evidence did not support a finding that Sneed compensated Carmen Ceja or her business for referrals.