Brussow v. Utah State Bar

INTRODUCTION

{11 Attorney Franklin Brussow appeals from the decision of the Utah State Bar Ethics and Discipline Committee (Committee) to sanction him by public reprimand for violating rules 1.15(d) and 1.16(d) of the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct.1 After conducting a hearing, a screening panel of the Ethics and Discipline Committee (Screening Panel) concluded that Mr. Brussow had violated these rules and recommended that he be publicly reprimanded. Mr. Brussow filed an exception and requested a hearing to challenge the Sereening Panel's conclusion. After holding a hearing, the Chair of…