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See, e.g., In re Igbanugo, 15 In re Lochow , –95 (Minn. 1991).

(“[W]hen a lawyer demonstrates a lack of that truthfulness and candor that the courts have a right to expect of their officers to the end that the system of justice will not be undermined, courts do not hesitate to impose severe discipline.” (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted)).

(stating that trust account violations “almost invariably result in lengthy suspension at the very least”).

(stating that trust account violations “almost invariably result in lengthy suspension at the very least”)..

(listing respondent’s pro bono family law work and his volunteer work with the United Way, the homeless, and multiple sclerosis organizations as a mitigating factor).

Conduct 1.15(b) and (c) (2005) and providing financial assistance to a client in connection with pending litigation in violation of Minn. R. Prof.

Further, we have said that trust account violations “almost invariably result in lengthy suspension at the very least.”

We take trust account violations seriously and have warned that misuse of trust accounts will “almost invariably result in lengthy suspension at the very least.”

We have warned the profession that “misuse of trust accounts * * * will * * * almost invariably result in lengthy suspension at the very least.” (“As an independent violation, improper maintenance of trust accounts generally warrants suspension.”).

Conduct 1.15(a), 1.15(b)(3), and 1.15(g), Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (LPRB) Opinions 9 and 15, and the holding in

We have clearly advised the bar that trust account violations would “almost invariably result in lengthy suspension at the very least * * *.”

In doing so, we have noted that when “ ‘a lawyer demonstrates a lack of that truthfulness and candor that the courts have a right to expect of their officers to the end that the system of justice will not be undermined, courts do not hesitate to impose severe discipline.’ ” ().

Attorneys in *775 this state are charged with knowledge of the requirements regulating the handling of client funds, and have been advised that “misuse of trust accounts * * * will * * * almost invariably result in lengthy suspension at the very least and disbarment at worst.”

According to respondent, Minnesota law on the subject of prepaid fees was unclear in April 1989 when he received those prepaid fees because this court had neither heard nor decided

Last year, this court státed that it has noticed an increasing amount of trust account violations and advised the bar that “misuse of trust accounts in the future will (1) almost invariably result in lengthy suspension at the very least and disbarment at worst and (2) that retainer fees not immediately placed in a trust account will be looked upon with suspicion.”

Black’s Law Dictionary 1183 (5th ed. 1979).

We have weighed the nature of the misconduct and considered the cumulative weight of the disciplinary violations, the harm to the public, and the harm to the legal profession, and are of the opinion it is incumbent upon us to order disbarment.