Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State v. Boughey

[¶ 1] The Disciplinary Board petitions for disciplinary action against lawyer Lynn M. Boughey, recommending he be sus*269pended from the practice of law for six months and be assessed $7,212.75 in costs and expenses for the disciplinary proceeding. We conclude the evidence clearly and convincingly establishes Boughey violated N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.15(a), and we adopt the Disciplinary Board’s recommendation for a six month suspension commencing on May 10, 1999, and for the assessment of $7,212.75 in costs and expenses.

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[¶ 2] Boughey was admitted to practice law in North Dakota in 1983. In 1996,…