In Re Belz

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Chief Justice.

Both Mr. Belz and the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel (OCDC) agree that Mr. Belz committed professional misconduct when he borrowed his client’s trust account funds without permission over a four-year period. The parties also agree that Mr. Belz kept a clear record of the amounts he had borrowed, then voluntarily repaid the sums to the accounts and self-reported his misconduct to the OCDC. The disciplinary hearing panel found that Mr. Belz’s conduct resulted from his bipolar disorder, which caused manic behavior on his part and which has now been…