In the Matter of Anonymous

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

The Disciplinary Commission and the respondent agree that the respondent in this lawyer disciplinary proceeding violated Rule 1.15(a) 1 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law by commingling personal funds with client funds in his lawyer trust account. The parties further agree that the appropriate sanction for that misconduct is a private reprimand. We agree and therefore accept the parties’ agreed resolution, but wish to recount the facts and circumstances of this case in order to demonstrate the delicate nature of trust fund accounting and the need for…