In re Bowen

In this attorney discipline matter, the Hearing Panel found respondent had committed misconduct in his handling of a checking account, belonging to a long-term client, on which he was a signatory. It recommended a public reprimand. The Executive Committee of the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline adopted the Panel’s findings of fact and conclusions of law. By a vote of four to three, it also recommended a public reprimand; the three dissenting members recommended a six-month suspension. We agree with the dissenting Board members that a six-month suspension is the appropriate…