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laps with Rule 3.4(c) and involves failure to comply with court orders or rules, including: failure to appear at scheduled court hearings, failure to follow procedural rules, resulting in a delayed hearing, d 693, 703 (Minn. 2012); failure to comply with deadlines and respond to a court’s order to show cause, and knowingly violating a tribal court’s disqualification order

See Lundeen, d at 605-06; (stating that an attorney’s failure to comply with deadlines and failure to respond to court orders violated both Rule 3.4(c) and Rule 8.4(d)), abrogated on other grounds by n.9 (Minn. 2013).

See, 269 (Minn.2006) (holding that an attorney’s failure to respond to investigation notices, complaints, and other communications was both a violation of Minn. R. Prof.

In providing competent representation, the attorney must exhibit the skills and thoroughness “reasonably necessary for the representation.” Id.; (failure to timely file adequate responsive documents for summary judgment hearing violated the rule of professional conduct requiring a lawyer to provide competent representation to a client).

Although we look to similar cases for *468 guidance in determining the appropriate sanction, the sanction is “determined on a case-by-case basis after examining the acts of misconduct and considering both aggravating and mitigating circumstances.”

“While this court looks to similar cases for guidance, sanctions are determined on a case-by-case basis after *464 examining the acts of misconduct and considering both aggravating and mitigating circumstances.”