In the Matter of Gilbert

{ 1 In this attorney discipline proceeding, the respondent, Juliet Carol Gilbert, agreed to provide certain immigration-related legal services to Christopher Henderson and Vice-toria Peters for a flat fee. The written fee agreement did not include milestones or otherwise describe what payment, if any, the clients would owe Gilbert if the representation ended before she completed all of the specific tasks identified in the agreement. When her clients terminated the representation early, Gilbert retained a portion of the fees advanced by the clients as compensation for the approximately…