Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Galinas

Our review of the record supports the board’s findings of misconduct and its recommendation that respondent be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law.

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DR 2-106(A)

DR 2-106(A) provides: “A lawyer shall not enter into an agreement for, charge, or collect an illegal or clearly excessive fee.” The record fully supports the board’s finding that respondent violated DR 2-106(A) by attempting to collect $150,000 in attorney fees from Bogovich’s estate. There was no litigation surrounding the estate, the estate was not particularly complex, and respondent *90provided no extraordinary services in…