In re Decker

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

hPER CURIAM.*

This disciplinary matter arises from one count of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against *618respondent, William E. Decker, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.

UNDERLYING FACTS

On August 12, 1998, the heirs of Anna Mae Caraway paid respondent $525 to handle her succession. The succession .was not complicated or unusual; respondent was simply required to put the heirs in possession of Mrs. Caraway’s estate.

For eight months, respondent’s clients repeatedly contacted him requesting information on the…