In re Strauss

Respondent admitted the charges and specifications of the petition at a hearing. Petitioner and respondent move to *783confirm the Referee’s report insofar as it sustained the charges. We grant the motion and find respondent guilty of the professional misconduct charged and specified in the petition.

Respondent is guilty of having converted client funds by allowing the balance of the escrow account he maintained for the deposit of such funds to fall below the amount he was required to maintain in the account. At one point the deficiency was over $8,000. He also made excess disbursements from the…