In Re Disciplinary Action Against Larsen

Following a 4-day hearing, Judge Jack J. Litman, referee, found that respondent Dean D. Larsen had violated certain Rules of Professional Conduct and recommended disbarment. The most serious misconduct grew out of respondent’s handling of the financial affairs of his mother’s elderly cousin, Mollie Miller.

The Director of the Professional Responsibility Board must prove misconduct by clear and convincing evidence. In re Schmidt, 402 N.W.2d 544, 545 (Minn. 1987). This court will not set aside the findings of a referee in a disciplinary action unless they are clearly erroneous. The court has…