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People v. James Frazier. 19PDJ053. D_ecembfr3o, The Presiding Disciplinary Judge and suspended James Frazier months to be served and eight months two-year period of probation. probationary requirements include continuing legal education on conditions.

2Q19. approved the parties’ conditional admission (attorney registration number to be stayed upon The suspension takes completing an ethics unbundled legal services, and

In one client matter, Frazier with his client that her second client matter, Frazier father of his client without confidential information c**t in a text message. Finally, Frazier until May 2019, took

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failed to appear contempt citation was compensated obtaining informed to his client’s

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father.

of misconduct 48979) for one year, tour successful completion of a effect February 3, 2020. The course, trust account school, adhering to practice monitoring

in person at a hearing and did not had therefore been dismissed with prejudice. In for his services by the mother consent from his client. Frazier also parents. Further, Frazier called his client’s did not maintain a business or operating out of his trust account, and deposited

communicate a and step disclosed mother a account into his trust

shall act with reasonable 1.4(a)(3) (a lawyer Cob. RPC 1.6(a)

Through this conduct, Frazier violated Cob. RPC 1.3 (a lawyer diligence and promptness when representing a client); Cob. RPC keep a client reasonably informed about the status of the matter); shall not reveal information relating to the representation informed consent); Cob. RPC i.8(f) (a lawyer shall representation from someone other than the client unless consent); Cob. RPC i.15A(a) (a lawyer shall hold client property own property); Cob. RPC 1.15(B)(a)(2) (a lawyer in private practice account into which the lawyer shall deposit funds received i.15C(a) (a lawyer shall not withdraw cash from a trust account); and representing a client, a lawyer shall not engage in conduct appeal to or engender bias against a person based on the national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic conduct is directed to anyone involved in the legal process).

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the client gives compensation for client gives informed from the lawyer’s a business RPC Cob. RPC 8.4(g) (in or is intended to race, gender, religion, status, when such

shall maintain legal services); Cob.

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