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“We have repeatedly warned that a continuing pattern of client neglect is serious misconduct often warranting indefinite suspension by itself and that more extreme cases involving client neglect and failure to communicate with clients may merit disbarment.” ().

“Accordingly, we consider a lawyer’s prior discipline and professional misconduct when determining the appropriate discipline for new misconduct.”

d 278, 284 (Minn. 2024).

Misappropriation alone “usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted).

Misappropriation alone “usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted).

Misappropriation alone “usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted).

Next, we consider “the cumulative weight of all of the professional misconduct in determining the appropriate sanction.”

Failure to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation can “warrant indefinite suspension on its own” and “increase the severity of the disciplinary sanction when connected with other professional misconduct.”

–65 (Minn. 1997) (stating that “repeated failure to comply with court orders” is a “serious violation” that itself is a ground for disbarment); see also In re Rhodes, 13 (concluding that failure to cooperate with the Director’s investigation was “serious misconduct” that is “separate grounds for discipline”).

See, (“Misappropriation of client funds alone ‘is particularly serious misconduct and usua lly warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substan tial mitigating factors.’ ” (quoting In re Rhodes, 10 )).

“We do not impose disciplinary sanctions to punish a lawyer; rather, we do so ‘to protect the public, to guard the administration of justice and to deter future misconduct’ by both the individual lawyer and by othe r members of the legal profession.” (quoting In re Grzybek , ).

Persi stent failure to cooperate with the Director’s investigation is “serious misconduct that constitutes separate grounds for discipline” and “increase[s] the severi ty of the discip linary sanctio n when connected with other professional misconduct.” In re Rhodes , –80 (Minn. 2007).

In re Rhodes , , 578 (Minn. 2007) (citations omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted) (alteration omitted).

We recognize that misappropriation “ ‘is particularly serious misconduct and usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.’ ” Garcia, d at 443 ().

(stating that a “ ‘continuing pattern of client neglect is serious misconduct often warranting indefinite suspension by itself ...

“Misappropriation of client funds alone is ‘particularly serious misconduct and usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.’” 2 ().

Matson’s misappropriation of C.B.’s $550 filing fee, by itself, is “ ‘particularly serious misconduct and usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.’ ” ( (internal quotation marks omitted); (disbarring an attorney who misappropriated client funds by performing no work on a matter and not returning unearned funds to the client, among other violations).

(“We have said that ‘[a] continuing pattern of client neglect is serious misconduct often warranting indefinite suspension by itself....’”) (); (“Repeated neglect of client matters, misrepresentations, and failure to communicate with clients typically warrant indefinite suspension.”).

Persistent failure to cooperate with the Director’s investigation is additional “serious misconduct that constitutes separate grounds for discipline” and “increase[s] the severity of the disciplinary sanction when connected with other professional misconduct.” -80 (Minn.2007).

We have said that “[a] continuing pattern of client neglect is serious misconduct often warranting indefinite suspension by itself, and that more extreme cases involving client neglect and failure to communicate with clients may merit disbarment.” (citations omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted).

We have held that “misappropriation of client funds is particularly serious misconduct and usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted); -47 (Minn.2011) (holding that an attorney should not be disbarred for misappropriation of client funds where there were no aggravating factors, the attorney’s clients did not suffer actual harm, and the a

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Nature of the Misconduct We have said that misappropriation of client funds alone “ ‘is particularly serious misconduct and usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.’” Garcia, d at 443 (); *327

Misappropriation of client funds alone “is particularly serious misconduct and usually warrants disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors.” (internal quotation marks omitted).

The misuse of a trust account is serious and will almost invariably result in a lengthy suspension or disbarment, Overboe, d at 868 (), and the misappropriation of client funds is particularly serious misconduct, usually warranting “disbarment absent clear and convincing evidence of substantial mitigating factors,” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted).

(“We generally impose ‘more severe sanctions when the current misconduct is similar to misconduct for which the attorney has already been disciplined.’ ” ()); d at 212 (explaining that repeated instances of similar misconduct ar