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In the Matter of Donald L. Jones

The Supreme Court disbarred an attorney after he abandoned his practice and absconded with four clients' settlement funds.

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These disciplinary matters are before the Court on four Notices of Discipline seeking the disbarment of Donald L. Jones State Bar No. 399850. The State Bar attempted to serve Jones personally at the address listed with the State Bar, but the sheriff filed returns of service non est inventus. The State Bar then properly served Jones by publication pursuant to Bar Rule 4-203.1 b 3 ii. Jones failed to file a Notice of Rejection in these cases. Therefore, he is in default, has waived his rights to an evidentiary hearing, and is subject to such discipline and further proceedings as may be determined by this Court. See Bar Rule 4-208.1 b.

The facts, as deemed admitted by virtue of Jones’s default, show that Jones, who was admitted to the Bar in 1977, was retained by four clients to represent them in personal injury cases. After settling the cases for amounts ranging from $20,000 to $299,000, Jones failed to remit all the settlement monies due to the clients and failed to account for the monies. Instead, he abandoned his practice, withdrew the funds from his trust account, and absconded with the clients’ funds. Additionally, Jones failed to file sworn, written responses to the Notices of Investigation as required by Bar Rule 4-204.3.

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