In the Matter of Harold W. Spence

Mr. Spence was charged with violation of Disciplinary Standards Nos. 4 and 45 of Bar Rule 4-102.

Mr. Spence received a retainer fee of $850 to represent Mr. Arthur W. Humphreys in a termination of employment case involving Riverside Manufacturing Company in Moultrie, Georgia. Mr. Humphreys specifically discussed with Mr. Spence the fact that there was a 180-day time limitation within which the complaint against Riverside must be filed and that the initial draft of the complaint prepared by Mr. Spence was inaccurate. Whereupon Mr. Humphreys revised the complaint and returned it to Mr. Spence…