In Re the Discipline of Shaw

The Professional Responsibility Board has brought this disciplinary action against respondent, Irving Shaw, an attorney at law, charging him with professional misconduct involving commingling and conversion of client funds, failure to maintain a separate trust account, and false certification in connection with his annual license renewal that his books and records were in compliance with DR 9-103.

The findings of fact made by the referee, the Honorable Ben Gussendorf, are adopted by this court. Judge Gussendorf⅛ findings may be summarized as follows. Respondent was admitted to the bar in 1951…