Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against respondent, Frank Miskovsky, III, alleging six counts of misconduct. Complainant, Oklahoma Bar Association, alleged in count one commingling of client funds with his own, failing to deposit funds entrusted to him to pay client medical bills in a separate account, failing to pay some of the medical bills as promised and misrep resenting to the clients all medical bills had been paid when they had not. Count three charged commingling client funds, failing to place the funds in a separate account and use them for a particular specified purpose, conversion of the funds and intentionally prejudicing the client by the handling of the involved funds. It found no violation as to count six. The PRT recommends a six month suspension.
Complainant argues for more severe discipline.
Although we agree with some of the findings and conclusions of the PRT our agreement is not total. We also rule more severe discipline is warranted and that respondent's due process argument is meritless. In disciplinary matters we are a licensing court acting in the exercise of our exclusive jurisdiction. State ex rel. Our determinations are made de novo and neither the findings of fact of the PRT nor its view of the weight of the evidence or credibility of witnesses are binding on us.