Office of Lawyer Regulation - District Committee Report ...
COMMITTEE REPORT
Grievance of (Grievant) against Attorney (Respondent)
INVESTIGATIVE HISTORY
[In this section, include a brief description of the investigative chronology, including the referral, significant investigative steps, names of persons interviewed, date and attendance at an investigative meeting, if any, and date of committee meeting in which the report was approved.]
SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE EVIDENCE
[In this section, relate the facts of the case in logical fashion as they are supported by the evidence. Include exculpatory as well as inculpatory evidence. Use numbered paragraphs to describe each event. Use subheadings to discuss facts related to separate grievants or incidents.]
1. In February, 1997, . . . .
2. The Grievant is a . . . .
Conflict of Interest ,e.g.
3. Respondent agreed to represent both Grievant and . . . .
4. The Grievant and Calligan told Respondent that . . . .
Communication, e.g.
5. In her grievance, the Grievant wrote that the case dragged on for years . . . .
6. The Grievant stated that after the trial was over, she kept calling the Respondent’s office . . . .
EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL DISCIPLINARY VIOLATIONS
[Using numbered paragraphs with subparagraphs as needed for each potential violation, describe the potential violation and apply the relevant Supreme Court Rule to the evidence to conclude whether a violation exists that may be proved by clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence.]
1. E.g., did the Respondent violate SCR 20:1.7(a) with regard to his/her representation of X & Y in the matter of . . . . ? [Relate the evidence to the rule to conclude whether a violation may be proved by clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence.]
2. E.g., did the Respondent fail to keep his/her client reasonably informed about the status of their case and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information, in violation of SCR 20:1.4(a), by not responding to the client’s calls?
[INVESTIGATOR’S SIGNATURE BLOCK]
RECOMMENDED SANCTION
[Optional: in this section, please recommend an appropriate disciplinary sanction from among the potential sanctions listed in Supreme Court Rule 21.16. Consult the Case Compendium and/or Decision Guidelines as to sanction precedents. A recommendation for an appropriate disciplinary sanction should be separate from the report – on a separate page, and separately signed.]
APPENDICES
[Using letters to identify appendices, list the appendices to the report. Please include documentation of all evidence relevant to the investigation, both inculpatory and exculpatory. Attach and send the appendices with the report to committee members and to OLR with the final report.]
A. Referral letter from OLR in the grievance of . . . . .
B. Grievance of . . . .
C. Letter from . . . .
D. Transcript of . . . .
E. ETC.
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