Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Steinberg

¶ 1. The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) appeals a referee's recommendation that Attorney Rick D. Steinberg be publicly reprimanded for eight counts of misconduct stemming from á number of trust account violations. The referee also recommends that Attorney Steinberg be subject to quarterly reporting on his trust account for two years, attend at least six hours of continuing legal education (CLE) pertaining to trust account practices, provide 100 hours of pro bono legal work and pay the costs of the disciplinary proceeding. The sole issue on appeal is the level of discipline.

¶ 2. This court…