Larry David Routtenberg

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Larry D. Routtenberg entered into a Rule 3-7.1 consent agreement admitting professional misconduct for 19 instances in September 2019 of misappropriating or improperly withdrawing residual client trust funds (totaling $1,055.12) and withdrawing trust funds without first delivering bills, done in haste to clear aged balances before a compliance audit. He did not personally benefit and returned the funds. He agreed to a 10-week suspension starting August 7, 2021, and a two-year undertaking not to handle trust transactions. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• No improper use of client money

Aggravating factors:

• Prior conduct review in 2013 for failing to properly dispose of confidential files
• 19 separate instances of improper withdrawal

Mitigating factors:

• Did not personally benefit from the misconduct
• Immediately returned funds to trust when alerted
• Remorseful and apologized
• Acknowledged misconduct early and cooperated with investigation
• Suffering from health issues at the time
• Lacked proper understanding of trust accounting rules