Matthew J. Chapman v. William B. Cote
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Disposition: Award to Petitioner
Issued by: Fee Arbitration Commission
Docket #: FAC#15-051
Dated: June 8, 2015
Bar Number: 002892
The undersigned constitutes a duly authorized Fee Arbitration Panel of the Fee Arbitration Commission of the Board of Overseers of the Bar. This Panel was designated to hear the controversy existing between the above named parties as set forth in the Petitioner's Petition. A hearing was held on May 6, 2015 in Lewiston, Maine. The Petitioner appeared telephonically and testified. The Respondent failed to appear and did not submit any documentary evidence. Based upon the evidence introduced, the Panel finds as follows:
Applying the factors set forth in Rules 1.5 of the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct to the evidence presented, the Panel finds that the Respondent's fees are unreasonable. Therefore, the Respondent owes the Petitioner the sum of $3500.00.
In order to preserve the confidentiality of the written materials and the testimony submitted at the hearing, the findings of fact and conclusions are not set forth in the Award and Determination. This Award and Determination is accompanied, however, by a separate supplemental document which sets forth the findings of facts and conclusions of the Panel. By ruling of the Chair, the attached supplemental document shall not be considered part of the award, which is a public document. In accordance with Maine Bar Rule 9(j), the supplemental document shall be confidential and shall not be open to the public or disclosed to any person except as otherwise set forth in Maine Bar Rule 9(j).
The Award and Determination is in full settlement of all claims submitted to the Arbitration Panel.
The undersigned have subscribed to this award on June 8, 2015.
Darren Defoe, Esq., Panel Chair
Jon S. Oxman, Esq., Panel Member
Stephen W. Veazey, Public Member
