In re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Samuel A. McCloud, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0069693. ...

Syllabus

Disbarment is the appropriate discipline for an attorney who repeatedly neglected a client matter; failed to communicate with the client, in part, by failing to inform his client of plea offers; made a knowingly false statement to a court; and kept an unearned portion of a flat fee; as well as when several aggravating factors are present, including an extensive history of professional discipline for similar misconduct. Disbarred.