In re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Cohen

—Attorney Norman W. Cohen asks this court to reverse the recommendation of the Washington State Bar Association Disciplinary Board (Board) to suspend him for six months from the practice of law. The violations arose from Cohen’s representation of a client in an employment matter. The Board found Cohen violated the Rules of Professional Conduct by failing to prepare and file a substantive response to a summary judgment motion, failing to timely reply to a court order, failing to keep his clients informed of the status of their case, and billing his clients for an appeal that stemmed from his…