In the Matter of Jonathan Reuven Melnick

Summary

The Court held that Jonathan R. Melnick willfully violated professional-conduct rules requiring diligence and communication by failing to notify his client about a motion, hearing, and resulting order and by failing to respond to the motion. Although the Court gave some mitigating weight to Melnick’s personal problems and remote disciplinary history, it found that his prior similar discipline, lack of remorse, and client harm outweighed mitigation. The Court imposed a six-month suspension, effective immediately and expiring automatically after six months.