In the Matter of Jones

ORDER IMPOSING DISCIPLINE UPON AGREED FACTS

Pursuant to Ind.Admission and Discipline Rule 23, Section 17(a), the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and the respondent have submitted to this Court stipulated facts and a consent to discipline. We now approve the agreed facts, as summarized below:

Facts: The respondent, while defending a client against a civil claim, failed to file an answer and thereby permitted the adverse party to obtain a default judgment. The respondent never advised his client of the default judgment. The respondent later argued, in an unsuccessful attempt to…