In the Disciplinary Matter Involving Rice

OPINION

CHRISTEN, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Upon receiving notice that an attorney had overdrawn his client trust account, the Alaska Bar Association opened a discipline investigation and requested trust account records from the attorney. The documentation submitted by the attorney raised concerns about his compliance with trust account record-keeping rules. The Bar ultimately filed a formal petition for hearing alleging that the attorney had engaged in misconduct under Alaska Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15 (failing to safeguard and account for client funds) and Alaska Bar Rule 15(a)(4)…