In Re the Discipline of Light

[¶ 1.] This is disciplinary proceeding against an attorney who improperly managed a trust account and changed a contingency fee agreement without properly advising his client on the effect of that change. We conclude that a public censure is the appropriate discipline for both violations.

Background

[¶2.] Charles E. Light, Jr., graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1959. He was admitted to practice law in this state on August 13, 1959. He has also been admitted in Nebraska. After his graduation from law school, he served as a law clerk for Federal District Court Judge…