In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Balocca

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• holding that an attorney need not deposit a fee payment into a trust account when the attorney and client have agreed in writing that the fees are earned upon receipt
• holding that a lawyer violated a former ethical rule requiring the lawyer to refund unearned fees because clear and convincing evidence established that the parties had entered into a flat-fee agreement and that the lawyer had not done all the agreement required to earn the fee
• observing that nonrefundable flat fee agreements reflect negotiated risk-sharing between the attorney and client
• reaching that conclusion on similar facts
• 90-day suspension for violating DR 2-106(A) and other rules; aggravating factors present
• reaching similar conclusion in similar circumstances

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