In re Oxendine

OPINION OF THE COURT

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court on February 7, 1986, and has maintained an office for the prac*31tice of law in Rochester, Monroe County. The uncontroverted allegations of the petition show that on July 5, 1990, respondent deposited in her bank escrow account the sum of $17,300 belonging to a client, which was to be utilized at the closing of a real estate transaction. Before disbursing any amount on behalf of that client, respondent withdrew a substantial sum from that account for her personal use, causing the balance to drop well below $17,300. It is also…