Matter of Stout

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an original proceeding for disciplinary action against Charles F. Stout, a member of the State Bar of Arizona.

Stout was charged with eighteen violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility, including allegations that he allowed a default judgment to be taken against a client while representing to her that he was negotiating a settlement, that he allowed the statute of limitations to run in a personal injury case which he had been employed to handle, and that he neglected numerous probate matters to the damage of the estates.

The Local…