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John Rodney Crowley (WSBA No.19868, admitted 1990) of Seattle, resigned in lieu of discipline, effective 9/18/2017. The lawyer agrees that he is aware of the alleged misconduct in disciplinary counsel’s Statement of Alleged Misconduct and rather than defend against the allegations, he wishes to permanently resign from membership in the Association. The Statement of Alleged Misconduct reflects the following violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.2 (Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer), 1.3 (Diligence), 1.4 (Communication), 1.5 (Fees), 1.15A (Safeguarding Property), 1.16 (Declining or Terminating Representation), 3.2 (Expediting Litigation), 4.1 (Truthfulness in Statements to Others), 8.1 (Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters), 8.4 (Misconduct). Debra Slater acted as disciplinary counsel. John Rodney Crowley represented himself. Carl J. Oreskovich was the hearing officer. The online version of NWLawyer contains a link to the following document: Resignation Form of John Rodney Crowley (ELC 9.3(b)). |