In Re Cole

This is an original proceeding in discipline filed by the office of the Disciplinary Administrator against John W. Cole, of Ottawa, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Kansas. The complaint against respondent alleges violations of KRPC 1.2 (1998 Kan. Ct. R. Annot 285) (scope of representation); KRPC 1.3 (1998 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 288) (diligence); KRPC 1.4 (1998 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 296) (communication); KRPC 3.2 (1998 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 351) (expediting litigation); KRPC 8.4 (1998 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 386) (misconduct); Supreme Court Rule 207 (1998 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 222) (duties of the…