In re Strassenburg

In re Strassenburg  (96-333); 166 Vt. 577; 687 A.2d 481

[Filed 13-Nov-1996]


                               ENTRY ORDER

                      SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO. 96-333

                             OCTOBER TERM, 1996


In re Gary A. Strassenburg           }     APPEALED FROM:
                                     }
                                     }
                                     }     Professional Conduct Board
                                     }
                                     }
                                     }     DOCKET NO. 93.09, et al.


       In the above-entitled cause, the Clerk will enter:

       Pursuant to the recommendation of the Professional Conduct Board filed
  July 18, 1996, and approval thereof, it is hereby ordered that Gary A.
  Strassenburg, Esq., is placed on disability inactive status and ordered to
  perform an immediate, diligent search for the property delivered to him by
  Paul Ricklis and not returned by him to Mr. Ricklis and deliver the
  property to bar counsel.

       Future readmission to the Bar shall be contingent upon provision of
  all restitution set forth in the settlement agreement filed with the
  Professional Conduct Board on June 3, 1996.




     BY THE COURT:



     _______________________________________
     Frederic W. Allen, Chief Justice

     _______________________________________
     Ernest W. Gibson III, Associate Justice

     _______________________________________
     John A. Dooley, Associate Justice

     _______________________________________
     James L. Morse, Associate Justice

     _______________________________________
     Denise R. Johnson, Associate Justice



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  [12-Jul-1996]


                              STATE OF VERMONT
                         PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BOARD

  

  RE:  Gary A. Strassenburg, 
       Respondent              

  PCB Docket Nos. 93.09, 95.05,
  95.07, 95.08, 93.13 and 95.64


                   FINAL REPORT TO THE SUPREME COURT

                        Decision No.   109    

       We received a final report of the hearing panel and scheduled this
  matter for a Rule 8D hearing,  The parties waived their right to appear
  before us and to submit briefs.

       We adopt as our own the stipulated findings of fact and conclusions of
  law as submitted by the parties and adopted by the hearing panel.  The
  stipulated facts and conclusions are contained in an executed document
  entitled, "Settlement Agreement."

       We recommend that the Supreme Court transfer respondent to disability
  inactive status and order respondent to perform an immediate, diligent
  search for the Paul Ricklis property as described at paragraph 3 of the
  stipulated facts.  The Supreme Court should order respondent to deliver the
  Ricklis property to bar counsel for delivery to Mr. Ricklis.  Any
  readmission to the Vermont bar should be predicated upon respondent
  providing restitution or a full and complete accounting of the amounts as
  specified in the Settlement Agreement.

       Dated at Montpelier, Vermont this 12th   day of July, 1996.

                                        PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BOARD


                                             /s/
                                        ____________________________ 
                                        Robert P. Keiner, Esq. Chair


     /s/                                     /s/
___________________________             ____________________________
Joseph F. Cahill, Jr., Esq.             Nancy Corsones, Esq.



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Charles Cummings, Esq.                  Paul S. Ferber, Esq.


     /s/
___________________________             ____________________________
Michael Filipiak                        Nancy Foster


                                            /s/
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Rosalyn L. Hunneman                     Donald Marsh   


     /s/
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Karen Miller, Esq.                      Robert F. O'Neill, Esq.


     /s/                                
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Alan S. Rome, Esq.                      Mark L. Sperry, Esq.


     /s/                                     /s/
___________________________             ____________________________
Ruth Stokes                             Jane Woodruff, Esq.



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                              STATE OF VERMONT

                         PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BOARD


In re:   Gary A. Strassenburg, Respondent
         Docket #95.08, 95.07, 95.05, 95.13, 93.09, and 95.64


                      FINAL REPORT OF THE HEARING PANEL

       Disciplinary proceedings in this case were instituted by petition. 
  Prior to the hearing on the merits, the parties executed a document
  entitled "Settlement Agreement" which contains jointly stipulated facts,
  conclusions of law and sanctions.

       We adopt by reference the stipulated facts and conclusions of law. 
  For the reasons set forth in the section entitled "Disposition", we
  recommend that respondent be placed on disability inactive status.  Any
  readmission to the Vermont bar should be predicated upon respondent
  providing restitution or a full and complete accounting of the amounts as
  specified in the Settlement Agreement.

       Dated this 27th  day of June, 1996.
         
               /s/
                                           
         Nancy Corsones, Esq.
         Chair, Hearing Panel

                  /s/

                                           
         Mark L. Sperry, Esq.


                                        
               /s/
         Donald Marsh