Attorney Grievance Comm'n v. King

Summary

The Court accepted the hearing judge’s factual findings, independently upheld the conclusions that King violated multiple professional-conduct rules, and imposed an indefinite suspension. The Court found that King’s sustained failures to communicate and perform legal services, premature withdrawal of an unearned flat fee, conflict of interest, and noncooperation with the disciplinary investigation warranted suspension rather than disbarment because the misconduct did not involve dishonesty and significant mitigating factors were present. The Court also recognized domestic violence as potentially mitigating when it contributes to misconduct, but found that King had not shown such a contribution here.