In Re Discipline of Swanson

Petitioner was disbarred in 1976 and seeks reinstatement to the practice of law. A panel of the Lawyers Board of Professional Responsibility recommends that the petition be denied. We agree with the panel’s findings and deny the petition.

Petitioner claims to have undergone such a moral change as to render him fit now again to practice law. He has not sustained the necessary burden of proof.

After petitioner was disbarred in 1976, he petitioned this court for reinstatement. His petition was dated July 16, 1983, 2 years after his probation for the earlier offense had expired. That petition was…