Matter of Discipline of Reutter

WUEST, Acting Justice.

This is an original proceeding concerning a disciplinary action brought against Attorney Robert Reutter (Reutter), under the provisions of SDCL 16-19-37 et seq. We find that Reutter is not, at this time, fit to engage in the practice of law and we therefore enter an order of disbarment.

Mr. Reutter was admitted to the practice of law in South Dakota on July 29, 1965. He practiced for a time in Pipestone, Minnesota, and appears to have stopped practice in 1975, at which time he moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he was involved in various businesses. Reutter was,…