In Re Burns

A petition was filed with the State Bar Commission seeking the disbarment of Otto D. Burns on three counts: One of which, the “Scott matter,” will not be considered because the commission found no impropriety therein; the other two involve the following situations:

Burns had been employed by one Wolff to secure a settlement for a claim for damages for alleged malpractice against a Dr. Carssow, concededly on an initial agreement for a fee of ten per cent. After lengthy negotiations a settlement was finally secured, whereupon Burns retained $1,000 in cash more than the ten per cent, on his…