In re Disciplinary Action Against Upin

ORDER

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Jeffrey D. Upin has committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline by failing to safeguard and misappropriating client funds. See Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.15(a), 8.4(c).

The parties have filed a stipulation for discipline. In it, respondent waives his procedural rights under Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR); waives his right to answer; and unconditionally admits the allegations in the petition. The parties…