In re Disciplinary Action against O'Brien

OPINION

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility served Steven O’Brien with a petition for disciplinary action after he failed to appear on behalf of his client and exhibited other misconduct in handling the client’s matter. O’Brien did not respond to the petition. On the Director’s motion, we deemed the allegations in the petition admitted. Shortly thereafter, we granted the Director’s motion to suspend briefing to allow for investigation of an additional complaint. After this investigation, the Director filed a supplemental petition for disciplinary action, alleging…