In Re Smith

This is a disciplinary proceeding against respondent, Raymond R. Smith, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 751 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 110A, par. 751). Respondent was charged with conversion of a client’s funds. The Hearing Board and the Review Board of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission have recommended that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law, and he contests the propriety of that sanction.

Respondent was retained by the mother of Domingo Villarreal, who had been appointed as guardian of her minor son, to prosecute an action for damages suffered by Domingo as a…