Key legal question
Whether the factual findings that the appellant knew of the misappropriation of client funds were arbitrary or violated the presumption of innocence.
Extracted holding
The appellate findings were not arbitrary; the appellant’s knowledge and participation were sufficiently supported by the evidence.
Extracted reasoning
The court deferred to the lower court’s assessment of the 1999 memorandum, the 2002 meeting, the bookkeeping work, the later letters, and the corroborating testimony. The appellant’s arguments were largely appellatory and did not show manifest error.