Matter of Discipline of Smith

The Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board filed with this court a petition alleging professional misconduct committed on the part of respondent, Robert Lowell Smith. We assigned the petition to a referee for hearing pursuant to the Minnesota Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility. Subsequently, the referee submitted his findings and conclusions to this court. Both the Director of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board and respondent Smith agreed to accept the referee’s findings and conclusions as conclusive. See In re Furuseth, 274 N.W.2d 122 (Minn.1978).

The Director’s…