Discipline Notice - Talwinder Singh

License Number: 56762
Member Name: Talwinder Singh
Discipline Detail
Action: Disbarment
Effective Date: 4/7/2025
RPC: 1.15A - Safeguarding Property
1.16 - Declining or Terminating Representation
1.3 - Diligence
1.4 - Communication
1.5 - Fees
3.2 - Expediting Litigation
Discipline Notice: Supreme Court Order
Disciplinary Board Order
Hearing Officer's Decision
Description:
Talwinder Singh JD (WSBA No. 56762, admitted 2020) of Renton, was disbarred, effective 4/07/2025, by order of the Washington Supreme Court. Henry Cruz acted as disciplinary counsel. Talwinder Singh JD represented themselves. Scott Martin Ellerby was the hearing officer.

The lawyer’s conduct violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.3 Diligence, 1.4 Communication, 1.5 Fees, 1.15A Safeguarding Property, 1.16 Declining or Terminating Representation, 3.2 Expediting Litigation.
Singh was found to have violated the Rules of Professional Conduct by: 1) failing to file any pleadings in a divorce matter; 2) failing to inform a client of a default order during the representation and after the termination of representation; 3) failing to refund unearned fees after the termination of representation, and 4) failing to deposit the client’s advance fees in a trust account.
Decision documents: Hearing Officer’s Decision; Disciplinary Board Order Declining Sua Sponte Review and Adopting Hearing Officer’s Decision; and Washington Supreme Court Order.


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