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Daniel C. Gordy (WSBA No. 18917, admitted 1989) of Seattle, was suspended for 3 months, effective 9/08/2022, by order of the Washington Supreme Court. Gordy’s conduct violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.3 (Diligence), 1.15A (Safeguarding Property), 1.15B (Required Trust Account Records), 3.2 (Expediting Litigation).
In relation to his conduct during the representation of a client in a personal injury case, and to his handling of his trust account, Gordy stipulated to suspension for: 1) failing to maintain checkbook registers for clients that included all required transaction information, failing to maintain client ledgers, and by failing to reconcile the trust account checkbook registers to the total of all client ledgers; 2) maintaining an unreasonable amount of personal funds in trust; 3) failing to hold client funds in trust that he should have been holding; 4) failing to promptly pay trust funds to clients or third persons entitled to receive them; and 5) failing to complete service on a party in a lawsuit, failing to meet court deadlines, failing to respond to court notices of lapses, and by failing to appear on a scheduled trial date.
Kathy Jo Blake and M Craig Bray acted as disciplinary counsel. Jeffrey T. Kestle represented Respondent. Andrekita Silva was the hearing officer. Karen A. Clark was the settlement hearing officer. The online version of Washington State Bar News contains links to the following documents: Disciplinary Board Order Approving Stipulation; Stipulation to Suspension; and Washington Supreme Court Order.
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