In re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Tasker

(dissenting) — The court is presented with only one issue in this case: whether an attorney who converts funds in his client trust account to avoid garnishment of funds properly imposed by the Office of Support Enforcement for child support is subject to disbarment. The majority reverses the Disciplinary Board (Board) and imposes a two-year suspension. I would instead uphold the Board’s decision that disbarment is the only appropriate sanction. “[Conversion of client funds] mandates disbarment in virtually every circumstance to ensure the protection of the public, the deterrence of lawyer…