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IN RE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST WENTZEL

No. A05-846.

711 N.W.2d 516 (2006)

In re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Willard L. WENTZEL, Jr., a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 13160X.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin A. Cole, First Assistant Director, Patrick R. Burns, Senior Assistant Director, Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, St. Paul, MN, for Appellant.

Mark W. Gehan, Elizabeth Clysdale, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, P.L.L.P., St. Paul, MN, for Respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a petition for disciplinary action against respondent Willard L. Wentzel, Jr., alleging that Wentzel misappropriated his clients' funds. In his answer, Wentzel admitted the shortages in his client trust account and offered mitigating circumstances. After a hearing, the referee concluded that Wentzel had violated Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping of client funds...

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