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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Where an attorney engages in repeated neglect resulting in harm to the client, a term suspension for one year and one day is an appropriate remedy.  See Matter of Scannell, 21 Mass. Att'y Discipline Rep. 580, 581-584 (2005).  The same is true where an attorney engages in frivolous litigation.  See Matter of Corona-Perez, 34 Mass. Att'y Discipline Rep. 63, 72 (2018); Matter of Kim, 32 Mass. Att'y Discipline Rep. 297, 301, 303 (2016).  For willful and repeated refusal to comply with court orders, a term suspension is also ordinarily an appropriate remedy.  See Matter of Rosenberg, 491 Mass. 1027, 1029 (2023); Matter of Cohen, 435 Mass. at 7-13, 17 (affirming suspension for one year and one day for repeatedly ignoring and defying court orders); Matter of Ring, 427 Mass. 186, 192 (1998).

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