In re Jones

This is an original uncontested proceeding in discipline filed by the office of the Disciplinary Administrator against the respondent, Michael L. Jones, a Wichita attorney admitted to the practice of law in Kansas in 1968.

The hearing panel found that the respondent violated Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct (KRPC) 1.3 (2007 Kan. Ct. R. An-not. 398) (diligence); KRPC 1.15(b) (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 473) (duty to promptly deliver funds or property of a client or third party); KRPC 8.1(b) (2007 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 553) (bar admission and disciplinary matters); KRPC 8.4(d) (2007 Kan. Ct. R.…