Title: In re Strassenburg
Citation: 166 Vt. 577, 687 A.2d 481
Docket Number: 
State: Vermont
Issuer: Vermont Supreme Court
Date: November 13, 1996

In re Strassenburg Annotate this Case In re Strassenburg (96-333); 166 Vt. 577; 687 A.2d 481[Filed 13-Nov-1996] ENTRY ORDER SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO. 96-333 OCTOBER TERM, 1996In re Gary A. Strassenburg } APPEALED FROM: } } } Professional Conduct Board } } } DOCKET NO. 93.09, et al. In the above-entitled cause, the Clerk will enter: Pursuant to the recommendation of the Professional Conduct Board filed July 18, 1996, and approval thereof, it is hereby ordered that Gary A. Strassenburg, Esq., is placed on disability inactive status and ordered to perform an immediate, diligent search for the property delivered to him by Paul Ricklis and not returned by him to Mr. Ricklis and deliver the property to bar counsel. Future readmission to the Bar shall be contingent upon provision of all restitution set forth in the settlement agreement filed with the Professional Conduct Board on June 3, 1996. BY THE COURT: _______________________________________ Frederic W. Allen, Chief Justice _______________________________________ Ernest W. Gibson III, Associate Justice _______________________________________ John A. Dooley, Associate Justice _______________________________________ James L. Morse, Associate Justice _______________________________________ Denise R. Johnson, Associate Justice -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [12-Jul-1996] STATE OF VERMONT PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BOARD RE: Gary A. Strassenburg, Respondent PCB Docket Nos. 93.09, 95.05, 95.07, 95.08, 93.13 and 95.64 FINAL REPORT TO THE SUPREME COURT Decision No. 109 We received a final report of the hearing panel and scheduled this matter for a Rule 8D hearing, The parties waived their right to appear before us and to submit briefs. We adopt as our own the stipulated findings of fact and conclusions of law as submitted by the parties and adopted by the hearing panel. The stipulated facts and conclusions are contained in an executed document entitled, "Settlement Agreement." We recommend that the Supreme Court transfer respondent to disability inactive status and order respondent to perform an immediate, diligent search for the Paul Ricklis property as described at paragraph 3 of the stipulated facts. The Supreme Court should order respondent to deliver the Ricklis property to bar counsel for delivery to Mr. Ricklis. Any readmission to the Vermont bar should be predicated upon respondent providing restitution or a full and complete accounting of the amounts as specified in the Settlement Agreement. Dated at Montpelier, Vermont this 12th day of July, 1996. PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BOARD /s/ ____________________________ Robert P. Keiner, Esq. Chair /s/ /s/ ___________________________ ____________________________ Joseph F. Cahill, Jr., Esq. Nancy Corsones, Esq.___________________________ ____________________________ Charles Cummings, Esq. Paul S. Ferber, Esq. /s/ ___________________________ ____________________________ Michael Filipiak Nancy Foster /s/ ___________________________ _____________________________ Rosalyn L. Hunneman Donald Marsh /s/ ___________________________ ____________________________ Karen Miller, Esq. Robert F. O'Neill, Esq. /s/ ___________________________ ____________________________ Alan S. Rome, Esq. Mark L. Sperry, Esq. /s/ /s/ ___________________________ ____________________________ Ruth Stokes Jane Woodruff, Esq.----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF VERMONT PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BOARDIn re: Gary A. Strassenburg, Respondent Docket #95.08, 95.07, 95.05, 95.13, 93.09, and 95.64 FINAL REPORT OF THE HEARING PANEL Disciplinary proceedings in this case were instituted by petition. Prior to the hearing on the merits, the parties executed a document entitled "Settlement Agreement" which contains jointly stipulated facts, conclusions of law and sanctions. We adopt by reference the stipulated facts and conclusions of law. For the reasons set forth in the section entitled "Disposition", we recommend that respondent be placed on disability inactive status. Any readmission to the Vermont bar should be predicated upon respondent providing restitution or a full and complete accounting of the amounts as specified in the Settlement Agreement. Dated this 27th day of June, 1996. /s/ Nancy Corsones, Esq. Chair, Hearing Panel /s/ Mark L. Sperry, Esq. /s/ Donald Marsh