In Re Woodring

This is a contested proceeding in discipline filed by the Disciplinary Administrator against Respondent, Steven K. Woodring, of Clearwater, an attorney admitted to the practice of law since 1986.

A hearing panel of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys conducted an evidentiary hearing and found Respondent violated eight rules of the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct (KRPC):

KRPC 1.1 (2008 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 400) (competence);

KRPC 1.3 (2008 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 415) (diligence);

KRPC 1.4 (2008 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 432) (communication);

KRPC 1.15 (2008 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 493) (safekeeping…