Discipline Notice - Courtney Tippin

License Number: 21644
Member Name: Courtney Tippin
Discipline Detail
Action: Disbarment
Effective Date: 2/8/1999
RPC:
Discipline Notice:
Description: Courtney Lisa Tippin (WSBA No. 21644, admitted 1992), of Mill Creek, has been disbarred by order of the Supreme Court of Washington, effective February 8, 1999. The Supreme Court’s order of reciprocal discipline, pursuant to Rule for Lawyer Discipline (RLD) 12.6, is based on the California Supreme Court’s March 20, 1998 order.
In 1993, Ms. Tippin formed a partnership with another lawyer in California. Later that year, Ms. Tippin’s partner was fatally injured in an automobile accident. Ms. Tippin took over most of her partner’s clients. Most of the cases were personal injury cases involving automobile accidents. In 1997, The California State Bar Court found that Ms. Tippin had committed 45 acts of misconduct involving 23 clients. The misconduct included: nine counts of failure to perform legal services for which she was hired (RPC 3-110(A)); 11 counts of failure to communicate with clients, or answer their requests for information (Bus. & Prof. Code Section 6068 (m)); 10 counts of improper withdrawals and failure to take reasonable steps to protect clients’ interests (RPC 3-700(A)(2)); one count of failure to deposit client funds in the lawyer trust account; four counts of failure to provide an accounting when requested (RPC 4-100(A)); one count of failure to return a client file when requested (RPC 3-700(D)(1)); two counts of failure to return clients’ fees when no work was performed (RPC 3-700(D)(2)); one count of failure to convey a written settlement offer to the client (RPC 3-510(A)); one count of failure to pay monies (RPC 4-100(B)(4)); and four counts of failure to cooperate with the Bar Association (Bus. & Prof. Code Section 6068(i)).
Douglas Ende represented the Bar Association. Ms. Tippin represented herself.


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