Discipline Notice - Sandra Wilton

License Number: 22891
Member Name: Sandra Wilton
Discipline Detail
Action: Reprimand
Effective Date: 7/21/2006
RPC: 1.14 - (prior to 9/1/2006) Preserving Identity of Funds and Property of a Client
1.4 - Communication
Discipline Notice:
Description: Sandra Wilton (WSBA No. 22891, admitted 1993), of Federal Way, was ordered to receive an admonition and formal reprimand on July 21, 2006 by a review committee of the Disciplinary Board. This discipline was based on conduct involving failure to communicate and trust account violations.

Between April 2000 and December 2002, Ms. Wilton engaged in the following conduct, which gave rise to the discipline:

• Ms. Wilton made two disbursements of a client’s funds held in her client trust account and deposited the funds into her general business account as earned fees without sending the client any billing statement or otherwise notifying them of the billing at that time.

• Ms. Wilton failed to deposit a client’s advanced funds into trust, instead depositing the funds into her general account when she inadvertently filled in the wrong account number on the counter deposit slip.

Ms. Wilton’s conduct violated RPC 1.4(a), requiring a lawyer to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonably requests for information; and former RPC 1.14(a), requiring all funds of clients paid to a lawyer or law firm be deposited in one or more identifiable interest-bearing trust accounts and no funds belonging to the lawyer or law firm be deposited therein.

Randy Beitel represented the Bar Association. Kurt M. Bulmer represented Ms. Wilton.


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