In the Disciplinary Matter Involving Ford

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Although the superior court directed attorney William T. Ford to deposit a $20,000 check in Ford's client trust account, Ford mailed the uncashed check back to the out-of-state payor. Because Ford knowingly "disobey[ed] an order of a tribunal" in violation of Alaska Rule of Professional Conduct 34(c), the disciplinary board of the Alaska Bar Association recommended that Ford be suspended from practice for ninety days. In exercising our responsibility for attorney discipline in Alaska, we independently conclude that a ninety-day suspension is appropriate…