In Re Zimmerman

Per Curiam,-.

This is an original proceeding in discipline filed by the office of the Disciplinary Administrator against W. Fredrick Zimmerman of Kansas City, an attorney who has been admitted to the practice of law in Kansas. The hearing panel concluded that respondent had violated KRPC 1.1 (2000 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 300) (competence), KRPC 1.3 (2000 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 310) (diligence), KRPC 1.4(a) (2000 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 320) (communication), KRPC 1.5(d) (2000 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 330) (fees), and KRPC 3.1 (2000 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 380) (meritorious claims and contentions). The panel recommended…