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Daniel Jeffrey McCormick (WSBA No. 42986, admitted 2010) of Bellevue, WA, was suspended for nine months, effective 7/15/2025, by order of the Washington Supreme Court. Nate Blanchard acted as disciplinary counsel. Daniel Jeffrey McCormick represented themselves. Deborah Rose Wechselblatt was the hearing officer.
The lawyer’s conduct violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.3 (Diligence), 1.4 (Communication), 8.4(c) (Dishonesty, Fraud, Deceit or Misrepresentation), 8.4(d) (Prejudicial to the Admin of Justice), 8.4(j) (Violate a Court Order) and 8.4(l) (ELC violation).
McCormick stipulated to suspension for: (1) failing to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client; (2) failing to keep the client reasonably informed about the status of the matter
and/or by failing to comply with the client’s reasonable requests for information; (3) reassuring the client days after missing a contempt motion filing deadline that the case was properly taken care of; (4) failing to timely respond to written requests for a response to a client’s grievance and by failing to produce all documents responsive to an investigatory subpoena; (5) failing to file a proposed parenting plan by court-ordered deadlines, failing to appear at a pretrial conference and a status conference, and failing to present the final orders in the dissolution; (6) failing to file a proposed parenting plan by court-ordered deadlines and failing to timely pay court-imposed sanctions, and (7) failing to respond to requests for a written response to a client’s grievance and failing to respond to an investigative inquiry and produce requested records.
Decision documents: Disciplinary Board Order Approving Stipulation; Stipulation to Suspension; and Washington Supreme Court Order.
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