Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc

31 October 2017

Supreme Court of Missouri Case No. SC96268

In re: Timothy Belz, MBE No. 31808

Note: The Court terminated Mr. Belz's probation by order dated November 1, 2018.

ORDER

Now at this day, the Court being sufficiently advised of and concerning the premises and having considered the findings of the disciplinary hearing panel and this cause having been briefed and argued;

The Court finds that Respondent, Timothy Belz, Missouri Bar No. 31808, violated Rules 4-1.15(a)(7), 4-1.15(b), 4-1.15(c), and 4-1.15(d) of the Rules of Professional Conduct;

Upon consideration of these findings, previous decisions of this Court, ABA Standards for Imposing Lawyer Discipline, and aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the Court orders Respondent be placed on probation for a period of one year from the date of this order. The terms and conditions of probation shall be those attached to this order.

Fee pursuant to Rule 5.19(h) in the amount of $1,500.00 payable to the Clerk of this Court to the credit of the Advisory Committee Fund taxed to Respondent.

Costs taxed to Respondent.

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Zel M. Fischer

Chief Justice

Note: To view any specific rule provisions cited in this order, please visit the pages for Supreme Court of Missouri Rule 4 and Rule 5. Please be aware the versions of the rules available online are those currently in effect and may have changed since this order issued.