In re Taylor

This disciplinary matter is before the court on the Petition for Voluntary Discipline of the Respondent, Albert F. Taylor. The State Bar and the special master appointed by this Court to conduct an investigation recommend that the court accept Taylor’s Petition. Taylor admits violating Standard 65 (A) (failure to account for trust property held in a fiduciary capacity) of Bar Rule 4-102 (d) in connection with his representation as co-executor of an estate. Taylor was appointed co-executor of the estate under the terms of a will he had prepared for a client prior to her death. Upon the…