March 19, 2002

Board of Overseers of the Bar

To Whom It May Concern:     RE: Julian L. Sweet

It has been my belief, and will continue to be my belief until advised otherwise, that a response to a complaint of misconduct by a lawyer licensed in Maine must be by necessity truthful and hold to the facts known to the respondent. Julian Sweet has done neither. I hereby incorporate my reply to his response in defense of his partner VanDyke as part of this complaint of dishonesty. Sweet has misrepresented the facts that were known to VanDyke and to him as VanDyke's attorney. Sweet has omitted correspondence and failed to submit letters that would illustrate his client's misconduct, Exhibit A. Sweet withheld a letter that demonstrated two trial dated 60 days apart that included no trial preparation for the client Exhibit B. Sweet then submitted known false statements in an attempt to discredit the complaint and mislead the Board.

Secondly, Sweet, acting as my lawyer, or at the least, the firm's representative to me, notified me through Hallett that a Motion to Withdraw would likely be filed and a copy of that letter was sent to me by Sweet. A copy of the letter is included as Exhibit C. I responded with my letter to Sweet Exhibit D. In order to avoid my Objection in opposition to their Withdrawal, Sweet and the firm of Berman & Simmons chose not to deliver a copy of the Motion to me. I wasn't even aware of the Motion until informed directly by the Court that the Motion had been granted. This act alone put me at risk to having a very serious personal injury case dismissed due to certain time limits that were expiring. This case has medical expenses approaching $30,000 and a pending operation that will be done in May.

By Sweet's behavior and by extension the behavior of the firm of Berman & Simmons, the misconduct that has been visited upon me is unrelenting in nature. Sweet's attempt to punish me for filing the complaint against VanDyke has put me in a precarious position where I may or may not have representation for the accident case dependent on conditions beyond my control.

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