Louisiana State Bar Ass'n v. Klein
Citation | 218 So.2d 610,253 La. 603 |
Decision Date | 20 January 1969 |
Docket Number | No. 48883,48883 |
Court | Supreme Court of Louisiana |
Parties | LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION v. Donald S. KLEIN. |
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v.
Donald S. KLEIN.
[253 La. 604] Walter G. Arnette, Jennings, A. K. Goff, Jr., Rushton, Pat W. Browne, Sr., New Orleans, A. Leon Hebert, Baton Rouge, James H. Drury, Thomas O. Collins, Jr., New Orleans, for petitioner.
Donald S. Klein, in pro. per.
DISBARMENT PROCEEDING
SANDERS, Justice.
The Louisiana State Bar Association, through its Committee on Professional Ethics and Grievances, brought this disbarment proceeding against Donald S. Klein, an attorney practicing in this state. The petition sets forth ten specifications of professional misconduct.
After issue had been joined, the Court appointed a Commissioner to take the evidence and report to the Court his findings of fact and conclusions of law. The Commissioner found nine of the specifications of misconduct to be adequately supported by the evidence. He recommended that respondent be suspended from law practice for a period of five years.
The respondent filed no exception to the Commissioner's report. Hence, the findings of fact became final. Art. 13, Sect. 9, Articles of Incorporation, Louisiana State Bar Association; Louisiana State Bar Association v. Haylon, 250 La. 651, 198 So.2d 391; Louisiana State Bar
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Association v. Woods, 243 La. 94, 141 So.2d[253 La. 605] 828; Louisiana State Bar Association v. Yoder, 243 La. 909, 148 So.2d 597; Louisiana State Bar Association v. Wheeler, 243 La. 618, 145 So.2d 774, cert. denied 373 U.S. 933, 83 S.Ct. 1537, 10 L.Ed.2d 690.For the purpose of taking appropriate disciplinary action, we summarize the major findings of misconduct.
In 1964, while representing one Manuel Vargas, respondent received a settlement in the sum of $600.00, of which his client was admittedly entitled to $184.00. Instead of remitting the money to his client, he used it for his own purposes. In 1966, after the intervention of the Committee on Professional Ethics and Grievances, he accounted to his client.
In 1964, the respondent received $200.00 from Dr. W. C. Booker to be used for a bond. A bond became unnecessary. The respondent commingled his client's funds with his own and converted them to his own use. On February 5, 1965, respondent issued his check to Dr. Booker as reimbursement, but the bank returned the check marked 'insufficient funds.' After the intervention of the Committee, respondent made restitution to his client on December 14, 1965.
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