In Re Disciplinary Action Against Pitzele

ORDER

The Director has filed a petition and supplementary petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Mark David-Pitzele committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline, namely, misappropriation of client funds, failure to timely file state and federal quarterly employee withholding returns, failure to timely pay state and federal employer withholding taxes, and failure to maintain required trust account books and records, in violation of Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 8.4(c) and (d) and 1.15.

Respondent has withdrawn his answer to the petition for disciplinary action,…