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IN RE DISCIPLINE OF LIGHT

No. 21033.

615 N.W.2d 164 (2000)

2000 SD 100

In the Matter of the DISCIPLINE OF Charles E. LIGHT, Jr., as an Attorney at Law.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided July 26, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence J. Zastrow, Deputy Board Counsel, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorney for Disciplinary Board of the State Bar.

Charles E. Light, Jr., Yankton, South Dakota, Pro Se Respondent.

KONENKAMP, Justice

[¶ 1.] This is disciplinary proceeding against an attorney who improperly managed a trust account and changed a contingency fee agreement without properly advising his client on the effect of that change. We conclude that a public censure is the appropriate discipline for both violations.

Background

[¶ 2.] Charles E. Light, Jr., graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1959. He was admitted to practice...

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