Legal Opinion
In Re Farrar
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 12, 2008No. 07-212PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. March 12,2008. A Hearing Panel of the Professional Responsibility Board found that respondent, Robert Farrar, violated Vermont Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15 by commingling his funds with client funds in his client trust account, and recommended that he be privately admonished and placed on probation. We accepted respondent’s case for review. We adopt the Hearing Panel’s conclusion that respondent violated Rule 1.15, but conclude that respondent’s actions warrant a public reprimand.
¶ 2. The stipulated facts are as follows. Respondent was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1972 and has…
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