In Re Appointment of Trustee Regarding Stedtfeld

Supreme Court of Minnesota

In Re Appointment of Trustee Regarding Stedtfeld

771 N.W.2d 866, 2009 Minn. LEXIS 587, 2009 WL 2781312

CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota

DecidedAugust 28, 2009

DocketA09-1435

StatusPublished

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In Re Appointment of Trustee Regarding Stedtfeld, 771 N.W.2d 866, 2009 Minn. LEXIS 587, 2009 WL 2781312 (Mich. 2009).

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ORDER

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has petitioned to be appointed trustee of the trust account of deceased Minnesota attorney Todd Stedtfeld.

Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility is appointed trustee of the Associated Bank trust account of attorney Todd Stedtfeld, no. xxxxxx4511, with the authority to take whatever action is deemed necessary and appropriate, pursuant to Rule 27, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), to protect the interests of clients with funds in the account, including authority: to take possession of all trust account books and records (whether maintained manually or electronically); to take control of the funds in the account, determine ownership of the funds, and disburse the funds; to seek an order to freeze the trust account; and to initiate and pursue any legal action necessary to maintain the account or to protect or recover assets that may be client property.

2. The immunity provisions of Rule 21(b), RLPR, are extended to the Director *867 as trustee, and to any staff or agent of the Director, for any acts taken on or after this date in the course of official trustee duties.

BY THE COURT:

/s/Alan C. Page Associate Justice

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ORDER

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has petitioned to be appointed trustee of the trust account of deceased Minnesota attorney Todd Stedtfeld.

Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility is appointed trustee of the Associated Bank trust account of attorney Todd Stedtfeld, no. xxxxxx4511, with the authority to take whatever action is deemed necessary and appropriate, pursuant to Rule 27, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), to protect the interests of clients with funds in the account, including authority: to take possession of all trust account books and records (whether maintained manually or electronically); to take control of the funds in the account, determine ownership of the funds, and disburse the funds; to seek an order to freeze the trust account; and to initiate and pursue any legal action necessary to maintain the account or to protect or recover assets that may be client property.

2. The immunity provisions of Rule 21(b), RLPR, are extended to the Director *867 as trustee, and to any staff or agent of the Director, for any acts taken on or after this date in the course of official trustee duties.

BY THE COURT:

/s/Alan C. Page Associate Justice

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771 N.W.2d 866, 2009 Minn. LEXIS 587, 2009 WL 2781312, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/in-re-appointment-of-trustee-regarding-stedtfeld-minn-2009.