Matter of Discipline of Rockne

The Director of the Lawyers Board on Professional Responsibility petitioned this court to take disciplinary action against respondent, Donald Rockne. The Director alleges that respondent abandoned a client, failed to return the client’s files upon request, and failed to cooperate with the Board in disciplinary proceedings.

On June 15, 1981, William J. Leurer was injured in a single vehicle accident when his car hit a large ditch in a parking lot. He suffered a lower back injury and several broken teeth and his car was a total loss. Based upon a friend’s recommendation, he hired respondent to…