Opinion ID: 1296747
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Heading: barbara friendly matter

Text: In early 1994, Fullwood represented Barbara Friendly in an action arising out of an automobile accident in which Ms. Friendly was injured. Fullwood and Friendly entered into a contingency fee agreement under which Fullwood would receive twenty-five percent of any settlement he secured for Friendly. Fullwood secured a $25,000 settlement for Friendly. He gave her a check for $14,000. Of the remaining $11,000, $6,250 constituted Fullwood's fee, and $4,750 was to be paid to various medical providers and to Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Fullwood agreed to pay the medical providers as well as Blue Cross. He never did so. Instead, he appropriated the $4,750 for his own use. Ms. Friendly ultimately paid the medical providers herself. [3] Fullwood also was to file papers so that Ms. Friendly could receive her PIP coverage in the amount of $1,000. He never filed the necessary papers, and Ms. Friendly had to file the PIP claim herself. With regard to the Barbara Friendly matter, Fullwood violated Rule 1.15(b) by failing to deliver funds to which another was entitled; Rules 8.4(c) & (d), RPC, by engaging in conduct involving moral turpitude; and Rule 1.5(c), RPC, by failing to furnish Ms. Friendly a settlement statement reflecting remittance to the client and disbursements of the funds that were subject to the contingent fee agreement.