In re Disciplinary Action Against Kennedy

ORDER

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that, while on disciplinary probation, respondent Duane A. Kennedy committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline— namely, failing to clarify the basis and rate of a fee; failing to deposit unearned client funds into a trust account; failing to maintain the required trust-account books and records; and improperly sharing fees with a non-lawyer. See Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.5(b), 1.15(c)(3) and (5), 1.15(h), 5.4(a), and Appendix 1 thereto; see also In re…