In re Reid

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING

OPINION

This matter came before the Court upon the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board and Hearing Committee to publicly censure Charles H. Reid for incompetence, neglect, and failure to adequately communicate with his client. The Court agrees that it is appropriate for Reid to be publicly censured for his conduct.

In July 1983, Reid was retained by Nick Bakas to pursue a medical malpractice suit for the death of his father, Steven Bakas, who died on April 23, 1983, five days after he was released from a nursing home. Nick Bakas believed that the nursing home was…