In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Benett

How courts have described this case

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• holding that accused lawyer violated DR 1-102(A)(3) by negotiating extra settlement checks after failing to correct opposing counsel’s belief that prior settlement check had not cleared when accused knew that check had cleared
• finding that accused acted intentionally in billing client for time spent in fee dispute
• so stating and citing cases holding that charging client for time spent on fee dispute with client or responding to Bar complaint constitutes excessive fee
• lawyer suspended for 180 days for cashing and depositing checks from opposing counsel in satisfaction of debt already paid and, in second case, for charging excessive fee and failing to refund client money
• violation of DR 2-106(A); “On this record, the accused was representing only his own interests in his fee dispute with the [clients] and he could not properly bill the [clients] for that time.”

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