CO20181738

1. It is alleged that Paul Kazakoff failed to properly supervise his legal assistant, A.S., and that such conduct is deserving of sanction.
2. It is alleged that Paul Kazakoff failed to comply with Rules 119.21(2) and 119.21(3) by signing withdrawals from his trust account without first ensuring that the conditions precedent for those withdrawals existed, and that such conduct is deserving of sanction.
3. It is alleged that Paul Kazakoff failed to comply with Rule 119.24(1) by failing to maintain money on deposit in his trust account in an aggregate amount sufficient to meet all trust obligations, and that such conduct is deserving of sanction.
4. It is alleged that Paul Kazakoff failed to comply with Rule 119.24(3)(b) by failing to notify the LSA that a deficiency in an amount greater than $2,500 existed in his trust account, and that such conduct is deserving of sanction.
5. It is alleged that Paul Kazakoff failed to comply with Rules 119.36(1), 119.36(2), 119.36(3), and 119.36(4) by failing to maintain his firm’s prescribed financial records, and that such conduct is deserving of sanction.
6. It is alleged that Paul Kazakoff failed to comply with Rule 119.36(4)(d) by failing to conduct and maintain monthly bank reconciliations of his trust account, and that such conduct is deserving of sanction.
7. It is alleged that Paul Kazakoff failed to comply with Rule 119.36(5) by failing to maintain electronic and paper backups of his computerized accounting system, and that such conduct is deserving of sanction.
8. It is alleged that Paul Kazakoff failed to comply with Rule 119.40 by failing to conduct monthly bank reconciliations of his general account, and that such conduct is deserving of sanction.