Matter of Roth

Following an investigative audit conducted in May 1991, the Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) filed a seven-count complaint with the District XIV Ethics Committee against respondent, Walter L. Roth, Jr. Respondent was charged with four counts of knowing misappropriation of client trust-account funds involving four separate transactions: the McCracken matter, the Four Seasons matter, the Hillerest matter, and the $10,000 Loan matter. Respondent was additionally charged with one count of commingling of funds, one count of gross neglect of a client *432matter, and one count of misrepresentation to the…