Opinion ID: 1832639
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Julien Matter

Text: In May 1997, Gregory Julien employed Williams to handle a bankruptcy matter. Julien paid Williams $500 in legal fees and $175 in filing fees. Testimony differed as to whether Julien and Williams had further contact after the first visit. Williams did not complete the bankruptcy filing. When Williams gave Julien a personal check for $500 on October 13, 1997, representing the attorney's fees paid by Julien, the check was dishonored for insufficient funds. Williams eventually gave Julien a postal money order to cover the funds. Williams failed to return the legal fee, the filing fee and financial records to Julien until approximately February 8, 1998. Based upon these findings, the referee found Williams guilty of violating the following Rules Regulating the Florida Bar: 4-1.3 (failing to act with reasonable diligence); 4-1.4 (failing to keep a client informed about the status of the case and failing to comply with reasonable requests for information); and 4.1-5 (collecting an excessive fee).