In re Witte

The Administrator of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission initiated this reciprocal disciplinary action against respondent, Donald Martin Witte, following a Supreme Court of Missouri order that respondent be disbarred for what it referred to as commingling a client’s funds with his own. (See In re Witte (Mo. 1981), 615 S.W.2d 421, 428 (en banc).) The Bar Committee of St. Louis instituted the Missouri proceedings against respondent when it found probable cause to believe him guilty of professional misconduct. A special master was appointed to hear evidence and make findings of…