Opinion ID: 1824315
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: o'neill litigation

Text: Kevin O'Neill hired Rau to represent him regarding a product warranty claim. O'Neill paid Rau a $50 filing fee and was informed his action had been filed and had progressed to a default judgment. Subsequently, Rau failed to respond to telephone calls and correspondence from O'Neill and failed to return telephone calls as promised. The Board found that Rau did not file an action on O'Neill's behalf, did not diligently pursue the claim, did not communicate reasonably with O'Neill about the representation, did not safeguard the money he received from O'Neill, and that Rau acted in a dishonest, fraudulent, and deceitful manner in representing O'Neill, all in violation of Rules 1.3, 1.4, and 1.15(a), N.D.R.Prof.Cond., and Rule 1.2 A(3), NDPRLDD. Rau did not respond to or refute the allegations involving his misconduct in representing O'Neill.