Opinion ID: 2573333
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: DA10228Complaint by D.V.

Text: Regarding the complaint by D.V., the hearing panel found the following facts by clear and convincing evidence. On October 13, 2006, which was 2 days after Respondent was suspended from the practice of law, D.V. hired Respondent to get her driver's license reinstated. D.V. was referred by Kansas Legal Services (KLS), and she paid $308 for the representation of which $280 was received by Respondent and $28 was paid to KLS. After D.V. retained Respondent, he was dilatory in seeking to restore her driver's license. From the time Respondent was retained, to May 2007, D.V. called Respondent approximately thirty times and left messages for him to call her. Respondent returned only five telephone calls, during which Respondent said he intended to resolve the problem with her driver's license. But Respondent failed to take any action toward completing his representation, except to make a few preliminary contacts. The panel concluded Respondent did not take reasonable steps to get D.V.'s driver's license reinstated.