Opinion
Bar Docket No. 10428
04-28-2023
In the MATTER OF Allen B. ANGST, Respondent.
ORDER OF DISBARMENT
This court admitted Allen B. Angst to the practice of law in Kansas on May 28, 1982. In March 2021, Angst transferred from "active" to "retired" status. In a letter signed April 19, 2023, Angst voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law under Supreme Court Rule 230(a) (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 290).
At the time Angst surrendered his license, he faced a hearing before the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys on an amended formal complaint filed by the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator. That amended complaint alleged Angst had violated Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15(a) and (d) (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 372) (safekeeping property) and 1.16(d) (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 377) (declining or terminating representation).
This court accepts the surrender of Angst's license, orders Angst disbarred from the practice of law pursuant to Rule 230(b), and revokes Angst's license and privilege to practice law in Kansas.
The court further orders the Office of Judicial Administration to strike the name of Allen B. Angst from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas effective the date of this order.
The court notes that under Rule 230(b)(1)(C), any pending board proceeding or case terminates effective the date of this order. The Disciplinary Administrator may direct an investigator to complete a pending investigation to preserve evidence.
Finally, the court directs that this order be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein be assessed to Angst, and that Angst comply with Supreme Court Rule 231 (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 292).