¶1In a letter dated July 21, 2006, addressed to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, respondent Daniel J. Markowitz, of Overland Park, Kansas, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the state of Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (2005 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 309).
¶2At the time the respondent surrendered his license, a panel hearing was pending on a formal complaint in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 211 (2005 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 287). The formal complaint concerned allegations of misconduct that the respondent violated Rules 1.1 (competence), 1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication), 1.15 (fees), 1.16 (confidentiality of information), and 8.1 (failure to cooperate with disciplinary administrator) of the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct.
¶3This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinaiy Administrator, finds that the surrender of the respondent’s license should be accepted and that the respondent should be disbarred.
¶4It Is Therefore Ordered that Daniel J. Markowitz be and he is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas, and his license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.
¶5It Is Further Ordered that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of Daniel J. Markowitz from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas.
¶6It Is Further Ordered that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to the respondent, and that the respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2005 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 315).