In Re Charles

The Commission on Lawyer Misconduct filed formal charges against William K. Charles, III (“Respondent”) on May 23, 2000. 1 Respondent did not respond to the charges as required by Rule 24(a), Rules for Disciplinary Enforcement, 2 and, therefore, the charges were deemed admitted. The following formal charges were filed against Respondent:

1) Ann Brawn Matter

Respondent failed to complete work on a deed for his client Ann Brown and failed to communicate with her adequately. Furthermore, Ms. Brown paid Respondent a $90.00 fee which he did not earn. Respondent is now unable to locate Ms. Brown’s…