Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of North Dakota v. Hellerud

REPRIMAND ORDERED.

[¶ 1] Mark Hellerud objects to a report by a hearing panel of the Disciplinary Board which recommended he be reprimanded, refund fees of $9,220.00, and pay costs of $3,030.25, plus the costs of the transcript for violation of N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.5(a) (excessive fees) & N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.5(b) (not adequately communicating fees). We conclude there is clear and convincing evidence Hellerud negligently violated those rules, and we adopt the hearing panel’s recommendation that Hellerud be reprimanded and pay costs. We disagree with the hearing panel’s recommendation on…