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Court Opinion: Colorado Attorney Suspended Over Client Miscommunications Via Text, Affidavit

The lawyer alleged a client told him not to act in a lawsuit via an affidavit he notarized without authorization to notarize electronic signatures.

Court Opinion: PDJ Suspends Attorney Over Financial Misconduct

Colorado’s disciplinary judge suspended an attorney for three years after finding he knowingly took unearned funds out of the firm's trust account to satisfy law firm and personal expenses.

Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney Over Unreported Conviction

The disciplinary judge suspended the attorney for a year after finding he didn’t comply with the mandatory reporting requirement in Rule 242.11(c)(1).

Court Opinion: Attorney Disbarred in Colorado in Reciprocal Discipline Case

Colorado’s disciplinary judge imposed reciprocal discipline, disbarring an attorney who was disbarred in Arizona in September 2024.

Court Opinion: PDJ Places Colorado Attorney on Probation After Multiple Billing Issues

Colorado’s disciplinary judge placed an attorney on probation after uncovering unreasonable charges to a local grandmother.

Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney Over Late Affidavit Filing, Client Communication Issues

Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after she filed an affidavit 11 weeks late without asking for an extension and later misrepresented to her client that she had asked for an extension.

Court Opinions: Attorney Suspended Over Fee Agreement, Trust Account Record Keeping

Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after finding he didn’t keep client funds in a trust and didn’t provide clients with a written fee agreement.

Court Opinions: PDJ Suspends Attorney After Discovering She Fabricated an EtG Test, Committed Perjury

Colorado’s PDJ suspended an attorney after finding she fabricated a test to indicate she hadn’t consumed alcohol.