In re Complaint as to the Conduct of Anderson

The accused is charged with unprofessional conduct. The evidence establishes that he was guilty of gross neglect in handling his clients’ affairs.

He is also charged with appropriating to his own use monies entrusted to him for the benefit of one of his clients. The accused contends that he was authorized to divert these monies to his own use as payment of attorney’s fees. The evidence does not establish that the accused intended to appropriate his client’s money. We hold, therefore, that on this charge there is a failure of proof.

The trial committee recommended that the accused be publicly…