State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. O'Brien

HODGES, Justice.

This proceeding was initiated by Betty J. Jones, the aunt of George R. Fuller, a convicted felon, because of the failure of the attorney, David N. O’Brien, to communicate with his client concerning Fuller’s representation.

O’Brien had accepted $500.00 of a proposed $1,000.00 fee for representing Fuller in an action for post-conviction relief. O’Brien sought relief before the district court and the Court of Criminal Appeals, both of which denied the application. However, O’Brien failed to notify Fuller’s relatives of the denials, and they were forced to hire other counsel and…