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Substantial experience practicing law is an aggravating factor because “it is assumed that an experienced attorney has had an opportunity to become familiar with the law.”

See Igbanugo II, d at 331 n.15 (noting that substantial experience practicing law is an aggravating factor); (emphasizing that an attorney’s “experience in a particular area of the law” was an aggravating factor “when the misconduct [arose] from that area of practice”).

“Substantial practice in the law is also an aggravating factor because it is assumed that an experienced attorney has had an opportunity to become familiar with the law.”

“ [A]n attorney fails to provide competent representation when the attorney does not fully inform the client of the consequences of specific legal actions.”

See, (finding that it was an aggravating factor that the lawyer had been previously disciplined); 852 (Minn. 18 2010) (emphasizing that an attorney’s “experience in a particular area of the law” was an aggravating factor “when the misconduct [arose] from that area of practice”); (affirming the referee’s conclusion that several years of practice in estate pl

t analysis a referee's conclusion that "substantial experience" was an aggravating factor, citing Moeller and Oberhauser ); In re Rebeau , , 176 (Minn. 2010) (rejecting lack of prior discipline as a mitigating factor in part-and again, without any case specific analysis-because "substantial experience as a lawyer may constitute an aggravating factor," citing Overboe ); In re Fett , , 851-52 (Minn. 2010) (stating that "[s]ubstantial practice in the law is also an aggravating factor because it is

13 (“We have held on a number of occasions that an attorney’s disciplinary history may be an aggravating factor.”).

(stating that the court will defer to the referee’s findings, especially when the findings rest, in part, on issues of “demeanor, credibility, or sincerity”).

“To maintain the society’s confidence in the legal profession, individuals must be able to trust that their attorneys will act competently and communicate fully with them.” (citing Redburn, d at 338 ).