Opinion ID: 1857750
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 11

Heading: Count IX Respondent's Mishandling of Client and Third-Party Funds

Text: Respondent's bank records demonstrate that he failed to maintain a client trust account for the period from December 1999 to January 2003. He did, however, maintain an operating account which also held client funds. Nevertheless, there were multiple overdrafts and significant and extended periods of negative balances in the account. Respondent did not reply to the ODC's written request that he explain the obvious commingling of client funds with his own and the apparent conversion of client and/or third-party funds. The ODC alleges that respondent's conduct violated Rules 1.15(a), 8.4(a) (violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct), 8.4(c), and 8.4(g) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.