In Re Reinstatement of Peterson

Petitioner was disbarred on June 23, 1961, on two charges. In re Application for Discipline of Peterson, 260 Minn. 339, 110 N. W. (2d) 9. First, he was found to have induced a client to pay a retainer of $1,000 for defending against a fictitious charge contained in a criminal information which petitioner had forged. Second, he was found to have failed to account for the proceeds of a sale conducted on behalf of a client who was confined in prison.

This is petitioner’s second application for reinstatement to the practice of law. A prior application was denied on November 25, 1966. In re…