Opinion ID: 2591097
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Heading Rank: 12

Heading: The William Zilm Matter

Text: William Zilm, a former optometrist and now an inventor, is a former client of Respondent. Mr. Zilm hired Respondent to seek other patents and to maintain fees and licenses. The last communication Mr. Zilm had with Respondent was in Fall 2007. A lack of communication with Respondent led Mr. Zilm to transfer his patent matters to Mr. Henson. Many attempts have been made by Mr. Zilm and Mr. Henson's firm to retrieve his files and documents, including some original patent art, from Respondent's office. Despite these many requests, Respondent has failed to turn over his files. If Mr. Zilm is unable to promptly recover his documents, his patents could be abandoned causing irreparable harm. As a result of this conduct, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a) and 1.4(b).