In Re Disciplinary Action Against Perry

This case arises out of a petition filed by the Office of Professional Responsibility to impose appropriate discipline on respondent, Walter G. Perry, for the misappropriation of trust funds that occurred during and after his tenure as trustee and attorney for his mother’s trust fund known as the “EHWJ trust.” Respondent was co-trustee with his mother, Helen Perry, who was also settlor. The terms of the trust indicated that it was to be used for the sole benefit of the settlor during her lifetime. Between November 1988 and January 1991 respondent concedes that he spent over $430,000 from the…