Attorney, serving as trustee, suspended from practice of law

A Texas lawyer received a one-year, fully probated suspension from the practice of law because of his misconduct while serving as a trustee.

Here is a description of his conduct as reported in Disciplinary Actions, 70 Tex. B.J. 544, 545 (2007):

A panel of the District 14-B Grievance Committee found that in March 2004, the complainant filed suit seeking an accounting in connection with certain trusts for which [attorney] was serving as trustee. In June 2004, a default judgment was entered in favor of the complainant, and [attorney] was ordered to provide the complainant’s attorney with a full and complete accounting of all financial transactions relating to the trusts on or before July 14, 2004. [Attorney] failed to obey the order.

[Attorney] violated Rule 3.04(d).  He was ordered to pay $302.62 in costs.