In re Disciplinary Action Against Bruender
Can I rely on this case?
Citation treatment has not been reviewed for this case. The notes below come from the citation graph and the Minnesota Revisor's amendment records, not from a review of how later courts treated this decision.
(as of 9/30/2026)
Last cited by a Minnesota appellate court in 2010, among the opinions in this site’s citation index.
Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
See our Terms of Use before relying on these notes. Report an error
Cases that cite this one
1 later published case cites this decision.
- In re Disciplinary Action Against Rebeau (Minn. 2010)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WHEREAS, the Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Lawrence M. Bruender failed to timely file employee withholding tax returns, had serious irregularities in the management of his trust account, including shortages in the account and commingling personal and client funds, and false certification that the records were properly maintained and failed to cooperate with the Director’s office in its investigation, and
WHEREAS, the respondent has admitted the allegations of the petition, with the exception of one minor dispute as to employee withholding tax returns, has waived any rights he has pursuant to Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility, and has entered into a stipulation with the Director in which they jointly recommend an indefinite suspension for a minimum of 18 months and with any reinstatement to be subject to a Rule 18 hearing and further conditioned upon respondent’s payment of costs and disbursements pursuant to Rule 24(d), his compliance with Rule 26, his successful completion of the professional responsibility examination pursuant to Rule 18(e) and his satisfaction of continuing legal education requirements pursuant to Rule 18(e), and
WHEREAS, this court has independently reviewed the record and agrees that the conduct admitted to by respondent warrants the agreed to disposition,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondent Lawrence M. Bruender is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law for a minimum of 18 months and may be reinstated subject to the conditions set out above.
BY THE COURT:
Case-law data current through September 30, 2026. Source: CourtListener bulk data.