Krieger

The local administrative committee of The State Bar in Los Angeles recommended that the petitioner be disciplined for violations of sections 6067, 6068, 6103 and 6106 of the Business and Professions Code by suspension from practice for a period of 90 days. The Board of Governors adopted the findings of the committee but has recommended suspension for two years, taking into consideration a public reproval by the board in 1950, the nature of petitioner’s conduct, and the severity of the loss sustained by his client through his misconduct.

Petitioner is 56 years old. He was admitted to practice law in this state in 1932. He represented Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt in various legal matters prior to Mr. Schmidt’s death in 1951. He thereafter represented Mrs. Schmidt in the probate of her husband’s estate. After the estate was closed Mrs. Schmidt was absent from the city for about seven months. Upon her return she made an appointment to see petitioner on or about November 2, 1952, with regard to insurance and delinquent payments on property she owned. In particular she asked him whether she should pay off the balance on a certain mortgage. He asked her how much she owed, how much money she had…