Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Richard W. Steffes

¶ 1. Pending before the court is a referee's report recommending, inter alia, that Attorney Richard W Steffes be publicly reprimanded for professional misconduct. The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) appeals from that portion of the referee's report declining to impose a $10,809.57 restitution award as recommended by the OLR and instead recommending that Attorney Steffes pay $1,000 in restitution to the grievant. The OLR also appeals the referee's recommendation that Attorney Steffes's law firm trust account be monitored by the OLR for a period of two years. While the OLR agrees with the…