Opinion ID: 1205832
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: third cause: failure to respond to the bar

Text: The third cause of complaint arose out of the Scheppler matter. When the accused failed to respond to Mr. Lutcher's correspondence, Mr. Lutcher filed a complaint with the Bar. The accused then failed to respond to a letter from the General Counsel's office of the Bar and also a subsequent letter from the Local Professional Responsibility Committee. The accused was charged with violating DR 1-103(C), which, in 1984, at the time the alleged conduct took place involving this charge, provided: [7] A lawyer who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation shall respond fully and truthfully to inquiries from and comply with reasonable requests of the general counsel, the local professional responsibility committees, the state professional responsibility board, and the board of governors as requested, subject only to the exercise of any applicable right or privilege. The accused admitted, and the trial panel found, that this violation had occurred. As a result of the foregoing findings and conclusions, the trial panel recommended a stayed, one-year suspension, subject to compliance by the accused with a structured rehabilitation program, and probation for three years.