Duncan Brent

Informal Admonition (January 31, 2022)

Summary: In re Duncan K. Brent. Bar No. 445234. January 31, 2022. Disciplinary Counsel issued Brent an informal admonition. While retained to represent a client in a personal injury matter, Brent failed to file a complaint on behalf of the client by the date the statute of limitations ended and permanently deprived the client of her right to pursue a civil matter in court, failed to review the case file after writing the incorrect date, and failed to adequately communicate throughout the representation. (Rules 1.1(a), 1.1(b), 1.3(a), and 1.4(a).)