In re Disciplinary Action against Pearson

ORDER

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Todd Curtis Pearson has committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline—namely, failing to maintain required trust-account books and records, a violation of the terms of his disciplinary probation that we imposed in In re Pearson, 888 N.W.2d 319 (Minn. 2016). See Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.15(c)(3), 1.15(h) as interpreted by Appendix 1, 3.4(c), and 8.4(d).

Respondent and the Director have entered into a stipulation for discipline. In it,…