In RE Petition for REINSTATEMENT OF Larry S. SEVERSON, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0099363 , 2016 Minn. LEXIS 828 ( 2016 )

STATE OF MINNESOTA December 29, 2016
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IN SUPREME COURT APPB.I!AIECcutU
A16-0596
In re Petition for Reinstatement of
Larry S. Severson, a Minnesota Attorney,
Registration No. 0099363.
ORDER
By order dated February 18, 2015, we indefinitely suspended petitioner Larry S.
Severson from the practice of law for a period of at least 1 year. In re Severson, 860
N.W.2d 658, 675 (Minn. 20 15) (per curiam). On April 13, 2016, petitioner filed a petition
for reinstatement. The petition was considered by a panel of the Lawyers Professional
Responsibility Board that, on December 1, 2016, filed findings of fact, conclusions ofl aw,
and a recommendation. The panel concluded that petitioner has not proved by clear and
convincing evidence that he recognizes the wrongfulness of his conduct and has not proved
by clear and convincing evidence that he has undergone the requisite moral change to
render him fit to resume the practice of law. The panel recommended that the petition for
reinstatement be denied.
The Director and petitioner waive their procedural rights under Rule 18, Rules on
Lawyers Professional Responsibility, and neither party wishes to challenge the panel's
findings of fact, conclusions of law, or recommendation.
This court has independently reviewed the file and approves the recommended
disposition.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition for reinstatement filed by Larry S.
Severson be, and the same is, denied.
Dated: December 29, 2016 BY THE COURT:
David R. Stras
Associate Justice
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