In Re Gallop

This matter involves questions concerning the propriety of actions by respondent as a member of the bar of this State in failing to segregate trust monies and to avoid conflicts of interest in dealings with his own clients. District IX Ethics Committee issued a presentment and the Disciplinary Review Board agreed substantially with its findings. We have made an independent examination of the record and our findings are based on that review.

The incidents grew out of an employment relationship as a domestic between Kathleen Brownlee and the respondent’s family. Unfortunately Kathleen Brownlee…