Michael Lawlor

Informal Admonition (May 11, 2021)

Summary: In re Michael E. Lawlor. Bar No. 459767. May 11, 2021. Disciplinary Counsel issued Lawlor an informal admonition. While retained to represent a client in post-conviction proceedings, Lawlor failed to represent the client zealously and diligently within the bounds of law, intentionally failed to seek the lawful objectives of the client through reasonably available means permitted by law and the disciplinary rules, failed to act with reasonable promptness in representing the client, and failed to keep the client reasonably informed about the status of his matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information. In addition, Lawlor divided the fee paid by the client with a lawyer who was not in Lawlor's firm without advising the client, in writing, of the identity of the lawyer who was to participate in the representation, the contemplated division of responsibility, and the effect of the association to obtain the client's informed consent to the arrangement. (Rules 1.3(a), 1.3(b) (1), 1.46), and 1.50).