In re Francis

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Neville Trevor Francis (State Bar No. 272666). Francis, who was admitted to the Bar in 1989, seeks a Review Panel reprimand for the improper use of his trust account.

Francis describes himself as a solo practitioner with a “very small, almost non-existent practice.” He admits that prior to the initiation of this matter, he did not maintain an operating account for his practice and that on July 5,2013, he wrote a check to himself from his trust account for $1,300, believing that those funds were…