In re Jantz

This is an original attorney discipline proceeding, filed by Bruce E. Miller, Disciplinary Administrator, against Frederick M. Jantz, of Garnett, Kansas, an attorney duly admitted and licensed to practice law in the State of Kansas. The facts are not disputed.

On May 4, 1987, Jantz deposited $8,534.61 in his attorney trust account at the Garnett State Savings Bank. This money had come to the attorney through protracted litigation and was to be held for his client, the John Deere Company, until various other aspects of the lawsuit were resolved. Jantz later withdrew the funds from his trust…