Unwanted Contact Leads To Disbarment

The Kansas Supreme Court accepted an attorney’s license surrender and ordered disbarment. The Court briefly summarized the pending charges as follows:

  At the time the respondent surrendered his license, review was pending before the KansasSupreme Court on the final hearing report in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 212 (2007Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 317).  The hearing panel found that the respondent engaged in a conflict ofinterest when he continued to represent a juvenile after he had inappropriate and unwanted socialcontact with the mother of the client, failed to provide a timely written response to theDisciplinary Administrator concerning the initial complaint, and engaged in other conduct thatadversely reflected on the respondent’s fitness to practice law.

  Additionally, at the time review was pending before the court, a complaint was pendingthat alleged [the attorney] engaged in similar inappropriate and unwanted social conduct with anotherfemale client.

(Mike Frisch)