IN RE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST FAIRBAIRN

No. A10-0977.

802 N.W.2d 734 (2011)

In re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Jo M. FAIRBAIRN, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 28137.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin A. Cole , Director, Cassie Hanson, Senior Assistant Director, Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, St. Paul, MN, for petitioner.

Allen I. Saeks , Leonard, Street and Deinard Professional Association, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility ("the Director") filed a petition for disciplinary action against respondent Jo M. Fairbairn for both the intentional and unintentional misappropriation of client trust account funds. After a hearing on the petition, the referee recommended a 6-month suspension, a prohibition on access to client trust funds, and payment of $900 in costs. The Director disputes several of...

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