Opinion ID: 2185998
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Transactional Cases

Text: Mark Hayes, President of WISPNET Services, a wholesale internet service provider, sought Movant to assist him in a lease negotiation. Movant placed $12,800 of Mr. Hayes' money in escrow for negotiation purposes. Rather than providing this money to the appropriate parties, Movant misappropriated the money for his own use. Movant admits that these acts violated SCR 3.130-8.3(c) and 1.15(b). Movant agreed to draft and file Articles of Incorporation for Matthew Rankin. Movant never prepared or filed the Articles of Incorporation after being paid an unreasonably high fee to do so. He never informed his client that he was suspended and could no longer represent him. Movant never returned the unearned fee or the client's file. Movant admits that these acts violated SCR 3.130-1.3, 1.5(a), 1.16(d), 3.4(c), 5.5(a) and 8.3(b) and (c).