In Re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Paul Arthur MOE, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 264477

OPINION

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a petition for disciplinary action against attorney Paul Arthur Moe, arising out of Moe’s service as a conservator and guardian. The petition alleged that Moe represented a client despite a conflict of interest, dis obeyed court orders, failed to reply promptly to discovery requests, misappropriated his ward’s funds, and knowingly made false statements to a tribunal. Moe did not respond to the petition. Accordingly, we deemed the allegations in the petition admitted and invited the parties to submit briefs on the…