Opinion ID: 1295161
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: counts 13 and 14client r.s.

Text: ¶ 41. In early 1999 R.S. retained Kasprowicz to represent her in a divorce action. R.S. was granted a divorce on February 15, 2000, but a Qualified Domestic Relation Order (QDRO) was necessary to divide R.S.'s ex-husband's retirement account. After the final hearing, Kasprowicz told R.S. that it would be necessary to hire a third party to prepare the QDRO. R.S. thought Kasprowicz would hire someone to prepare it, but Kasprowicz did nothing and failed to advise R.S. that he was not arranging for someone to prepare the QDRO. ¶ 42. Subsequently, when R.S. attempted to contact Kasprowicz about the QDRO, Kasprowicz failed to respond to her calls. Later, R.S. hired other counsel to prepare the QDRO which was then submitted to the trial court and signed by the court in March of 2003. ¶ 43. After R.S. filed a grievance against Kasprowicz, the OLR sent Kasprowicz a request on October 2, 2002, that he submit a full and complete response to the grievance; Kasprowicz did not reply. ¶ 44. On October 30, 2002, the OLR sent another request to Kasprowicz, this one by certified mail. Although Kasprowicz signed for that letter, he did not respond. ¶ 45. Then, on December 9, 2002, Kasprowicz was personally served with the OLR's request that he respond to the grievance; he finally did so submitting a written response to the OLR on December 23, 2002. ¶ 46. This course of conduct, as alleged in the OLR's complaint and which the referee found to have been proven by clear and convincing evidence, led to the following two counts of misconduct against Kasprowicz:  Count 13. By failing to follow up on the status of the QDRO, and by failing to ensure the completion of the division of the marital estate, Kasprowicz failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client, in violation of SCR 20:1.3.  Count 14. By failing to timely fully and fairly disclose all facts and circumstances pertaining to the alleged misconduct, Kasprowicz failed to timely fully and fairly disclose all facts and circumstances pertaining to the alleged misconduct, in violation of SCR 20:03(2), constituting misconduct, pursuant to SCR 20:8.4(f).