In Re Wyatt

The Board of Managers of the Chicago Bar Association sitting as Commissioners of the Supreme Court of Illinois under Rule 751 recommended that the respondent, William Wallace Wyatt, be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months and until further order of the court. The only issue presented in this appeal is whether the sanction recommended is necessary and appropriate.

The facts are not in dispute. The respondent was named as trustee of a testamentary trust and directed to pay royalties received by the trust to the beneficiary, Lucille Keaster. However, he admits that he…