Opinion ID: 1295161
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: count sevenclient r.k.

Text: ¶ 17. In October 1999 R.K. retained Kasprowicz to handle the probate of R.K.'s mother's estate. In October 2001 R.K. filed a grievance with the OLR asserting that despite multiple orders to show cause issued by the probate court, the estate had not been closed. ¶ 18. The OLR staff mailed a copy of that grievance to Kasprowicz and informed him that pursuant to SCR 22.03(2), he was required to provide a written response disclosing all facts and circumstances pertaining to the alleged misconduct on or before November 15, 2001. Kasprowicz failed to respond to that letter. ¶ 19. Kasprowicz also failed to respond to a second investigative letter sent by the OLR staff by certified mail on November 28, 2001. Likewise, although Kasprowicz had signed a return receipt for a third letter from the OLR on December 14, 2001, he did not respond to that letter either. ¶ 20. Subsequently, on January 28, 2002, the OLR filed a motion in this court pursuant to SCR 22.03(4) [10] requesting that Kasprowicz be ordered to show cause why his license should not be suspended for his willful failure to cooperate with the OLR in its investigation of this grievance. After Kasprowicz had been served with a copy of that motion, he finally on January 30, 2002, submitted an initial response to the R.K. grievance; as a result, the OLR withdrew its request for a suspension of Kasprowicz' license for his failure to cooperate. ¶ 21. On June 18, 2002, OLR staff sent a letter to Kasprowicz requesting a supplemental response to some additional investigative questions. He was asked to submit his response by July 1, 2002. Again, Kasprowicz failed to respond, and he likewise failed to respond to a second letter sent to him by OLR staff by certified mail. On July 15, 2002, a third OLR investigative letter, which requested a response by July 23, 2002, was personally served on Kasprowicz. On that date, Kasprowicz finally hand-delivered a response to the OLR and met with OLR staff. At that meeting, OLR staff requested additional information by August 19, 2002, and Kasprowicz was sent a letter from the OLR on July 24, 2002, confirming that request. Kasprowicz, however, again failed to respond and supply the additional information by the specified date. ¶ 22. Another letter from the OLR personally served on Kasprowicz on August 21, 2002, requested a response from him by August 30, 2002; Kasprowicz faxed his response to OLR staff on August 31, 2002. ¶ 23. On September 5, 2002, OLR staff sent Kasprowicz another letter requesting additional information by October 4, 2002; again, Kasprowicz did not respond or supply the requested information. ¶ 24. This course of conduct, as alleged in the OLR complaint and which the referee found had been proven by clear and convincing evidence, led to the following count of misconduct against Kasprowicz:  Count 7. By failing to respond to OLR staff's letters of October 23, 2001, November 28, 2001, and December 14, 2001, until after the OLR filed an order to show cause on January 28, 2002, requesting the temporary suspension of Kasprowicz' license to practice law, and by failing to respond staff's letters of June 18, 2002, and July 2, 2002, until after being personally served with a third request, and by failing to respond to staff's letters of July 24, 2002, until after being personally served with a second request, Kasprowicz failed to timely provide relevant information during the course of the investigation, in violation of SCR 22.03(2) and SCR 22.03(6), [11] constituting misconduct, pursuant to SCR 20:8.4(f).