In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024)

Citation: In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024)
Parent Document: In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2024-09-20
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10281485/in-the-matter-of-edward-j-collins/ ↗

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Contrary to the respondent's arguments, as described supra, the record contains sufficient evidence to establish that he failed to provide a written fee agreement for his contingent fee arrangement, that he failed to prosecute the client's appeals in the Appeals Court, that he failed to move to stay the order of the bankruptcy court lifting the automatic stay despite an order issued by that court specifically instructing him how to proceed with respect to that request, that he asserted frivolous arguments and pursued frivolous appeals in the Federal Bankruptcy Court, the Federal District Court, and the First Circuit, that he continued frivolously to assert in State court proceedings arguments that had been decided against him, that he failed to keep his client apprised of the matters he was litigating on her behalf, that he knowingly disobeyed the order of the small claims court to file an affidavit proving that he still represented the client, that after the client terminated his representation, he failed to withdraw from his appeal in the First Circuit or to inform that court that he no longer represented the client, that he failed to withdraw from the Superior Court use and occupancy case, and that he refused to pay the sanctions that the First Circuit ordered him to pay.

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