Columbus Bar Ass'n v. Zauderer

Respondent entered into contingent fee agreements with his clients which required them to reimburse him for expenses advanced by him in the course of their cases. Such a commitment required that respondent keep an accurate record of such expenses. Respondent not only failed to keep such records, but he also failed to inform his clients that extraordinary general *438expenses were being incurred for them and similarly situated clients and that a portion of those expenses would eventually be charged to their accounts.

As early as 1982, respondent knew that he would be handling more than one Daikon…