In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Ricketts

PEE CUEIAM.

As in a companion ease (In re C. E. Wheelock) decided this day, another attorney has been found guilty of dealing falsely with his client in a matter that did not produce a monetary loss to the client but which nevertheless was wholly inconsistent with a lawyer’s duty of fidelity to his client.

The accused, after representing an injured- workman in a compensation matter, found his client to be both irksome and demanding. The client insisted upon filing another claim. The accused falsely represented to his client that he had proceeded as requested with an aggravation claim. In fact,…