Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Battistelli

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• finding that elements of trust, rapport, and gratitude were present to compel the conclusions that the attorney-client relationship had not terminated when the loan was procured.
• noting that the “former” client “still considered the Respondent his attorney and felt obligated to 36 give the Respondent the requested loan since the Respondent had assisted him in obtaining a favorable result” in his case
• annulling attorney’s license where one of the charges involved lying to a client about the status of a case
• applying Kupec I, annulling Mr. Battistelli’s law license, and finding “that the Respondent acted knowingly and intentionally in these violations and that his behavior caused harm to those with whom he dealt[.]”

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