In re Brown’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “A lawyer shall keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information.” Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(d) provides: “A lawyer shall not engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice.” 3 . Professional Conduct Rule 1.16(d) provides, in relevant part: "Upon termination of representation, a lawyer shall take steps to the extent reasonably practicable to protect a client’s interests, such as giving reasonable notice to the client, allowing time for employment of other counsel, surrendering papers and property to which the client is entitled and refunding any advance payment of fee that has not been earned ... ”. 4 . In this regard, see Hacker, supra, which provides that "[a]n attorney has in effect consented to the establishment of an attorney-client relationship if there is 'proof of detrimental reliance, when the person seeking legal services reasonably relies on the attorney to provide them and the attorney, aware of such reliance, does nothing to negate it.’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Matter of Kinney