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Attorney’sduty
InReHimmel125Illi531,633NiEi2d790(Illi1988)
TaskI.Decidewhetherthestatementsunderneatharetrue(T)orfalse(F).
BriefFactSummaryiRespondentisanattorneywhoreachedasettlementagreementwithhis
client’spriorattorneyforhismisappropriationofhisclient’sfundsratherthanreportinghim
tothestatebarassociationiRespondentisnowbeingconsideredfordisciplinaryactionfor
failingtoinformthebarofthismisconducti
SynopsisofRuleofLawiAnattorney’sdutytoreportthemisconductofanothermemberof
thebari
FactsiMotorcycleaccidentvictimTammyForsberg’spriorattorney,JohnCasey,hadwrongfully
withheldaportionofhersettlementcheckiSheretainedRespondent,JamesHimmel,to
recovertheremainingamountiRespondentdidsobyreachinganegotiatedagreementwith
Casey,whichhelaterbreachediRespondentthenbroughtsuittoenforcetheagreement
andeventuallyrecoveredsolittlethathedidnotreceiveafeeforhisworkiCaseywaslater
disbarredforanunrelatedmatter,andacomplaintwasfiledagainstRespondentforfailing
todiscloseCasey’smisconductintheForsbergcasei
IssueiMayalawyerbedisciplinedsolelyforfailingtoreportthemisconductofanother
lawyer?
HeldiYesiRespondent’schoicetosettleratherthanreportCasey’smisconductwas
uill-advised”andheshouldbeheldresponsibleforitiOne-yearsuspensioni
DiscussioniThisisthefirstcaseinwhichalawyerwasdisciplinedsolelyforfailingtoreport
themisconductofanotherattorneyiWhilethismayseemunusualenoughonitsface,itis
furthercomplicatedbythefactthatthesettlementwasactuallythebestthingforhisclient–
andwasactuallyinstigatedbyherrequest–andthatreportingmighthaveactuallyinterfered
withherabilitytorecoverfromCaseyi
1iPozwanyprzywłaszczyłsobiepieniądzeklientkii
2iWrozmowiezklientkąadwokatzgodziłsięnazwrotzawłaszczonejsumyi
3iCaseyzostałskreślonyzlistyadwokatówi
4iSądpostanowiłukaraćdyscyplinarniepozwanegoi
TaskII.Decidewhichofthesewordsdoesnotcontainaprefix.
disclose
disbarred
misconduct
interfered
recover
misappropriation
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