Opinion ID: 1294866
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Heading Rank: 5

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Text: ¶ 51. Count 10 alleged another violation of former SCR 20:1.15(b). Count 11 alleged a violation of former SCR 20:1.15(e) [12] (requires preservation of complete trust account records for all six years). ¶ 52. These counts arose out of Attorney Jacobson's representation of a client and his wife in a personal injury and worker's compensation action. He received a settlement check for $78,000 in December 2000, $20,000 of which was to go to the subrogated worker's compensation carrier. Attorney Jacobson failed to notify the carrier of the settlement and did not pay the $20,000 until over three months later. Further, there was no evidence that Attorney Jacobson reconciled his trust account in the year prior to the $20,000 payment. ¶ 53. The referee concluded that these violations occurred and Attorney Jacobson does not challenge that conclusion. ¶ 54. We do not find any basis under the controlling standards to overturn the referee's findings and conclusions with respect to these counts.