Disciplinary Case Summaries

• Publication year: 1993
• Pages: 1291

22 Colo.Law. 1177 Colorado Lawyer 1993.

1993, June, Pg. 1291. Disciplinary Case Summaries

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Disciplinary Case Summaries

Table(fn1) (through March 1993)

Requests for investigation filed in 1993374

Docketed for investigation111

Not docketed for investigation91

Review in progress171

In abeyance1

Cases dismissed by the inquiry panels in 199346

Letters of admonition sent in 199321

Cases in which reasonable cause was found in 199333

Cases pending before the inquiry panels on 03/31387

1. Figures supplied by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.

Public disciplinary and disability decisions are listed below. Those issued by opinion appear in their entirety in the Colorado Supreme Court "Opinions" section of The Colorado Lawyer. Public disciplinary decisions involving issues that are not routine are summarized below, together with all private censures and selected admonishments. Occasionally, articles will appear in this space in lieu of summaries or with fewer of them.

Public Decisions

Patrick D. Williams: The court disbarred the respondent on February 1, 1993, effective immediately. He was ordered to pay restitution as a condition of readmission and assessed costs of $222.18.

Kathryn A. Schindelar: The court disbarred the respondent on February 1, 1993, effective immediately, and assessed costs of $2,631.85 against her.

In response to her argument that the Grievance Committee lacked jurisdiction over her, the court held that "(a) lawyer licensed to practice in Colorado who has not paid the required registration fee, or who has not satisfied continuing legal education requirements, is nevertheless subject to the jurisdiction of this court and its grievance committee for the attorney's failure to comply with the Code of Professional Responsibility. Moreover, an attorney who is a member of the bar of this state must answer for her misconduct even if the misconduct occurs in another jurisdiction."

Fred R. Lopez: The court publicly censured the respondent on February 8, 1993, and assessed costs of $887.73 against him.

John D. LaSalle: The court suspended the respondent on February 16, 1993, for thirty days, effective thirty days after the issuance of the court's opinion, and assessed costs of $567.54 against him.

John L. Terborg: The court disbarred the respondent on February 16, 1993, effective immediately, and...