In Re Slade

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition of Howard Geoffrey Slade for voluntary surrender of his license. Slade admits that in connection with his representation of a client in a personal injury action, he received $80,000 on behalf of the client, but failed to deposit the funds in his trust account, give the funds to the client, or otherwise account for them. Slade also admits that in connection with his representation of another client in a like-kind exchange of property under section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, he received $238,000 from the client, but did not…