In re Tracy

Summary

The Vermont Supreme Court approved a stipulated order governing the authority of a trustee appointed over William Tracy Carris’s law practice after his license suspension. The order grants the trustee access to premises, client files, trust and title insurance accounts, and operating-account information, and requires Carris to cooperate with the trustee and comply with notice obligations under Administrative Order 9.

Holdings

1. The Court accepted and entered the stipulated order governing Trustee F. Rendol Barlow's authority over respondent's law practice and imposing specified access, accounting, cooperation, and suspended-status notice obligations on respondent.
2. The trustee was granted express authority to access the law office and client materials, control client trust and title insurance accounts, resolve open title insurance matters, review operating-account transaction histories, and request account freezes; respondent was ordered to provide access, identify accounts and removed materials, provide accountings, cooperate with the trustee, and comply with suspended-status notice requirements.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Court should accept and enter the parties' stipulated order defining the trustee's authority over respondent's law practice and respondent's obligations following suspension.

Disposition

other