Texas attorney Cagney McCormick knew a former attorney at Bailey & Galyen had obstructed a federal investigation where the attorney had destroyed and altered records. Philip Galyen also knew his associate, Thomas Fredrick Jones aka Fred Jones, Houston attorney, had fraudulently filed a bankruptcy case. See expert report at https://www.scribd.com/document/*******/Bankruptcy-Expert-Report, In my opinion Clientss attorney did not exercise a reasonable standard of care in filing a Second Bankruptcy Case without Clients consent and signature. Indeed, in my opinion such conduct is fraudulent.
Despite the omnipresent fraud of the Bailey & Galyen law firm, Cagney McCormick furthered this fraud by hiding the client file from the client. Texas law is very clear an attorney must provide the file to the client upon request. TX Rule 1.15(d), states in part, Upon termination of representation, a lawyer shall take steps to the extent reasonably practicable to protect a client's interests. Surrendering papers and property to which the client
Although this rule is well known, and attorneys must follow the law, Cagney McCormick refused to abide by his ethical obligation to provide the client file to the client. This type of conduct is not only reprehensible but it is also an effort to cover up illegal conduct of Bailey & Galyen.
Bailey & Galyen is at best a shady, unethical, bankruptcy mill, who allows attorneys to fraudulent create records, destroy evidence, and now under the direction of Philip Galyen and Cagney McCormick continue to hide the remaining client records from the client when they are in fact obligated to produce the original file.