In re Greenwood

The State Bar filed two Notices of Discipline against Respondent George W. Greenwood III alleging violations of Standards 4 (professional conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or wilful misrepresentation); 22 (lawyer shall not withdraw from employment until he has taken reasonable steps to avoid foreseeable prejudice to the rights of his client); 23 (lawyer who withdraws from employment shall refund promptly any part of a fee paid in advance that has not been earned); 44 (wilful abandonment or disregard of a legal matter to the client’s detriment); 45 (lawyer shall not knowingly make a…