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IN RE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST ROONEY

No. A04-1959.

709 N.W.2d 263 (2006)

In re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Edward F. ROONEY, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 9321X.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 16, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick R. Burns, St Paul, MN, for Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board.

Paul C. Peterson, William L. Davidson, Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent Edward F. Rooney.

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 Edward F. Rooney, alleging that Rooney misappropriated $27,700 of his clients' funds. Rooney answered and admitted the misappropriation, but offered several mitigating circumstances. After a hearing, the referee concluded that Rooney had violated Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping of client funds) and 8.4...

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