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• Title: Matter Stephen W. Mendell Respondent
• Author : En Banc Supreme Court of Missouri
• Release Date : January 25, 1985
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 63 KB

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This case presents the tragic story of a young lawyer of ability and apparent good reputation who represented to a client that a case had been settled for $7,500, and made appropriate remittance to the client, when in truth the settlement had been for $8,000, and an additional amount of at least $336 should have been remitted. He attempted to conceal the discrepancy for many months, using numerous deceptive devices, and offered to make restitution only when confronted by unassailable proof before the Bar Committee of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. The Master, the Honorable J. Morgan Donelson, made appropriate findings which are adequately supported by the record. We concur in these findings, with one exception which will be noted later. Neither the Master nor able counsel for the Bar Committee has made a recommendation as to the appropriate sanction. We conclude that the offense is of such seriousness that the respondent must be disbarred. The respondent was retained by a 57-year-old widow, to press a personal injury case against the City of St. Joseph. The client paid a retainer of $250 and signed a contract calling for a one-third contingent fee if the case were settled without litigation. Following negotiations with the insurer the respondent obtained the client's consent to settle the case for a minimum of $7,500, which the insurance company had offered, although she expressed hope that a larger settlement could be obtained.

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