In Re Jarvis

This is an original proceeding in discipline filed by the office of the Disciplinary Administrator against Lawrence M. Jarvis, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Kansas. A hearing panel of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys (the panel) unanimously determined that Jarvis had violated Rule 1.5(f)(1) of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) (1993 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 270), which provides:

“A lawyer shall not enter into an arrangement for, charge, or collect:(1) Any fee in a domestic relations matter, the payment or amount of which is contingent upon the securing of a…