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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-28-09KOPE & ASSOCIATES, LLC By: Shane B. Kope, Esquire Attorney ID 92207 395 St. Johns Church Road, Suite 101 Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717) 761-7573 sbkope@kopelaw.com IN RE: ESTATE OF DONALD A LITTLE, Deceased N c~a ~, ~~ ~ ..c~ ; i' . ` ~n .~ ~ ~ ~ ~,-n N ~- : _r; ~ . ~ „ ; -, ~ _,. -~ ; , -:<_ ~. . ' `>> ~~ ~ = i , ~~ Attorney for Respondent IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORPHAN'S COURT DIVISION No. 2007-00798 PETITION FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL AND NOW COMES Shane B. Kope, Esquire, and files the following Petition for Leave to Withdraw as Counsel and in support thereof avers as follows: 1. Petitioner is Shane B. Kope, Esquire, who is presently counsel of record for the personal representative, Emma Kerchner, in the above-captioned matter (hereinafter referred to as "Petitioner".) 2. Respondent is Emma Kerchner, personal representative, in the above-captioned matter, with the address of 314 East Main Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (hereinafter referred to as "Respondent".) 3. Petitioner has represented Respondent, pursuant to the above-docketed estate action since on or about July 27, 2007. 4. During the course of Petitioner's representation of Respondent, Respondent has consistently ignored phone calls and attempts to communicate regarding the matter with Petitioner. Petitioner has not communicated with Respondent for several months and has therefore been unable to effectively represent the Respondent. 5. Respondent has undermined Petitioner's ability to competently represent her. 6. Petitioner believes that there has been a breakdown in the attorney/client relationship as a result of the above and Petitioner accordingly requests permission to withdraw as counsel for Respondent. 7. Petitioner's withdrawal as counsel for Respondent will have no material adverse effect on Respondent's interests pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct 1.16. 8. Petitioner has supplied a copy of this Petition for Leave to Withdraw as Counsel upon Respondent. 9. Petitioner, Shane B. Kope, Esquire, respectfully request that he be allowed to withdraw as counsel for Respondent due to the mutual termination of the attorney/client relationship. WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests that this Honorable Court permit Shane B. Kope, Esquire to withdraw as counsel for the personal representative, Emma Kerchner. Date: Shane e, Esquire KO & ASS IATES, LLC S preme Court ID 2207 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Shane B. Kope, Esquire, hereby certify that on Augusta", 2009, I served a copy of the within Petition by depositing the same in the United States Mail, first class, postage prepaid in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, addressed as follows: Emma Kerchner 314 East Main Street Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (Personal Representative) Respectfully Submitted, KOPE & ASSOCIATES, LLC ---~, By: Shane e, Esquire 39 t. Johns hurch Rd. uite 101 p Hill, PA 17011 (717) -