Bar Ass'n v. Kless

The platitude “careful review and consideration of the evidence” should not be a license to derogate our responsibility to enforce the Code of Professional Responsibility.

*23Respondent’s unpenitent course of conduct arguably violates DR 6-101(A)(3), failing to act competently by neglecting an entrusted legal matter, and DR 1-102(A)(6), engaging in conduct that adversely reflects on his fitness to practice law. These are in addition to the two violations found by the board.

Respondent has not offered a single excuse or mitigating factor to account for his behavior. Respondent’s employer, the city…