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Christopher John Wright (WSBA No. 22903, admitted 1993) of Spokane, WA, resigned in lieu of discipline, effective 2/11/2020. Wright agrees that he is aware of the alleged misconduct in disciplinary counsel’s Statement of Alleged Misconduct and rather than defend against the allegations, he wishes to permanently resign from membership in the Association. The Statement of Alleged Misconduct reflects the following violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.3 (Diligence), 1.4 (Communication), 3.2 (Expediting Litigation), 8.4 (Misconduct).
Wright’s alleged misconduct, as stated in disciplinary counsel’s Statement of Alleged Misconduct, related to his representation of multiple clients in several litigation matters. His alleged misconduct includes: 1) failing to reasonably communicate with litigation clients, including failure to respond to or act on multiple email and voicemail messages, failure to inform clients of discovery requests, and failure to inform clients about motions and entry of orders on summary judgment; and 2) failing to diligently represent clients, including failure to comply with client’s directions and requests, failure to respond to or appear for hearings, failure to respond to discovery requests, failure to draft and file summary judgement motions, and failure to notify clients of and respond to summary judgment motions.
Jonathan Burke acted as disciplinary counsel. Christopher John Wright represented himself. The online version of Washington State Bar News contains a link to the following document: Resignation Form of Christopher John Wright (ELC 9.3(b)).
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