In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Johnson

— Respondent David F. Johnson, an attorney admitted to the Washington bar, converted $21,051.16 of client trust funds for his personal use. This court on November 3, 1989, ordered Respondent Johnson to show cause why he should not be disbarred. We conclude that David F. Johnson violated specified Rules of Professional Conduct and we rule that he is disbarred, there being insufficient evidence of "extraordinary mitigating circumstances" to justify a lesser sanction.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. David F. Johnson is a graduate of Gonzaga University Law School. He was admitted to the…