In re Woodall

This disciplinary proceeding is before the Court on the special master’s report on respondent Hugh Robert Woodall’s default for failure to file a timely answer to the Formal Complaint filed against him by the State Bar. By virtue of his default, Woodall admits to violating Standards 4 (lawyer shall not engage in professional conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or wilful misrepresentation); 23 (lawyer fired from a case must refund any portion of a fee paid in advance that has not been earned); 44 (wilful abandonment or wilful disregard of a legal matter entrusted to him); and 68…