People v. Robbins

The respondent 1 in this attorney disciplinary proceeding converted $25,000 of client funds. A hearing board recommended that the respondent be suspended from the prae-tice of law for three years. A hearing panel of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee approved the board’s findings of fact, but modified the recommendation to provide that the respondent be disbarred and be assessed costs. We accept the panel’s recommenda-yon

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The facts relating to the underlying misconduct are not in dispute. From March 1, 1991 to April 24, 1992, the respondent was a shareholder in Cleveland & Robbins, P.C.,…