In re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against McKean

In this case we review the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Disciplinary Board’s (Board) recommendation that John L. McKean be suspended from the practice of law for six months followed by six months of probation. The recommendation was based on McKean’s entering into a business arrangement with a client to shield the client from creditors, financing the business with funds borrowed from the lawyer’s trust account, and using the lawyer’s trust account for his own business purposes. We adopt the Board’s findings of fact and conclusions and affirm McKean’s six month suspension and…