In re Holmes

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

hPER CURIAM. *

This case arises from a petition for consent discipline filed by respondent, John T. Holmes. Respondent has stipulated to converting funds belonging to third party medical providers, and seeks an eighteen month suspension from the practice of law.

UNDERLYING FACTS

The underlying facts are not in dispute. Respondent and Patrick Leitz1 were partners in the law firm of Leitz, Kurzweg, and Holmes. Respondent was responsible for disbursements from the law firm’s trust account.

In two separate instances occurring in 1992 and 1993, Leitz obtained…