Alvin Brown

Informal Admonition (October 26, 2004)

Summary: Bar Counsel issued Brown an informal admonition for violating Rules 1.3(c), 1.4(a), and 1.5(b), while representing clients in matters before the Internal Revenue Service. Brown failed to act with reasonable promptness, failed to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and comply promptly with reasonable requests for information, and failed to communicate the rate or basis of the fee in writing.