In re Durusau

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

JjPER CURIAM.

Respondent was charged with three counts of misconduct involving his failure to provide competent representation, failure to act with reasonable diligence, misleading of clients, failure to file suit, failure to account for advance fees, failure to return unused portions of fees, and failure to surrender files to a client after being discharged by the client. Respondent’s actions were in violation of Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.15, 1.16(d), and 8.4(a)(c) & (d).

Two of the charges involved respondent’s acceptance of advance fees from two…