MATTER OF APPLICATION, DISCIP. ACTION AGAINST LEE

Civ. No. 9602.

283 N.W.2d 179 (1979)

In the Matter of the APPLICATION FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Robert N. LEE, a Member of the Bar of the State of North Dakota. DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF the SUPREME COURT, Complainant, v. Robert N. LEE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

August 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory D. Morris, Bismarck, for Disciplinary Board.

W. T. DePuy, Grafton, for respondent.


VANDE WALLE, Justice.

This is a disciplinary action against an attorney, Robert N. Lee.

Lee represented Kenneth Coppola in a divorce action. On May 6, 1978, Lee received a check for $3,000 from Mr. Coppola with instructions that he pay that amount to Coppola's former wife, Nancy Coppola, as part of a court-ordered property settlement.

Lee deposited the check in his business account at a bank in Cavalier, North Dakota, and, on May 15, 1978, issued a...

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