Opinion ID: 2534822
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Count IThe Davis Matter

Text: In September 2002, Henry Davis retained respondent to represent him in a community property matter, paying him $1,150. Thereafter, respondent assured Mr. Davis that a court date had been set, although he had taken no action on Mr. Davis' behalf and had never filed any pleadings in the matter. Furthermore, respondent promised to refund Mr. Davis' fee by November 2005; however, he failed to do so. [4] The ODC alleged respondent's conduct in the Davis matter violated the following provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct: Rules 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4, 1.5(f) (failure to refund an unearned fee), 1.15, and 1.16(d).