Opinion ID: 1058577
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Matter of Michael Foltz/Linda Cubbage (Docket Number XX-XXX-XXXX)

Text: Michael Foltz was sentenced to a lengthy period of incarceration. Thereafter, his mother, Linda Cubbage, paid Green $2,500 to file a habeas corpus petition on Foltz' behalf. Foltz suspected that Green failed to perform any work on his behalf and demanded a refund from Green by letter. Green did not respond to Foltz' demand and claimed that he had never spoken to Foltz or Cubbage and had not agreed to file a habeas corpus petition. However, Green's accounting ledger reflected the payment from Cubbage. Green contends that Cubbage hired his associate at the time, Peter Schwartz, but Cubbage and Schwartz disputed this assertion. The Panel found by clear and convincing evidence that Green violated Rules 1.3(a), 1.4(a) and (c), and 1.15.