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In re Wood

Attorney who blamed an associate after falsely representing that he had refiled a client's personal injury case was disbarred.

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This disciplinary matter is before the Court pursuant to the Report and Recommendation of a special master who was appointed following the filing of a Formal Complaint by the State Bar. The Formal Complaint alleged, and the special master found, that Wood violated Standards 44 wilful abandonment or disregard of a legal matter to the client’s detriment and 68 failure to respond to disciplinary authorities in accordance with disciplinary rules of Bar Rule 4-102 d. A violation of Standard 44 may be punished by disbarment, while a violation of Standard 68 may be punished by public reprimand.

In April 2000, the State Bar filed a Formal Complaint against Wood, who has been a member of the Bar since 1986, and we appointed a special master to review the case. Wood acknowledged service of the Formal Complaint but failed to respond to it. Accordingly, acting at the request of the State Bar and pursuant to Bar Rule 4-212, the special master deemed the facts alleged and violations charged in the Formal Complaint to be admitted by default, and recommended disbarment as the appropriate sanction. We agree.

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