Opinion ID: 2523793
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: COUNT 2 Vanlee Mayson

Text: ¶ 8 On or about June 5, 2006, Vanlee Mayson contracted with the respondent for legal services and representation in an immigration matter for a fee of $4,500.00. She paid $3,860.00. The respondent prepared documents and filed them with the United States Center for Immigration Service, but Ms. Mayson discovered when reviewing her file that the respondent had filed an application for asylum, for which Ms. Mayson did not qualify. The respondent was asked to file an application for cancellation of removal. She terminated the respondent and hired another attorney who filed the correct documents. In or about May of 2007, Ms. Mayson received a billing statement from the respondent reflecting work performed up to the date of the statement. ¶ 9 Ms. Mayson filed a grievance with the Office of the General Counsel on January 2, 2008. On January 22, 2008, the Office of the General Counsel sent a letter to the respondent regarding the grievance. The respondent provided a partial response to the grievance on February 10, 2008. The billing statement provided to the General Counsel's office for June 5, 2005 to May 2007 was significantly different from the billing statement previously provided to Ms. Mayson and showed a balance due of over $9,000.00. Although the respondent agreed at her September 19, 2008, deposition to provide a full and fair response to the allegations contained in DC 08-48, she failed to provide the response. ¶ 10 The respondent's acts of misconduct in Count 2 constitute professional misconduct in violation of Rules 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 8.1(b), 8.4(c) and 8.4(d), ORPC, 5 O.S.2001, as modified by 5 O.S.Supp.2008, ch. 1, app. 3-A, and Rules 1.3 and 5.2, RGDP, 5 O.S.2001, ch. 1, app. 1-A.