Disciplinary Case Summaries

• Jurisdiction: Colorado,United States
• Citation: Vol. 36 No. 1 Pg. 123
• Pages: 123
• Publication year: 2007

36 Colo.Law. 123 Colorado Lawyer 2007.

2007, January, Pg. 123. Disciplinary Case Summaries

The Colorado Lawyer
January 2007
Vol. 36, No. 1 [Page 123]

From the Courts
Colorado Disciplinary Cases
Disciplinary Case Summaries

These disciplinary case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge (PDJ) and are provided as a service by the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) The CBA cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the summaries.
The full text of the Opinions follows the summaries pages The summaries and full-text Opinions also are accessible from the CBA website: http://www.cobar.org (click on The Colorado Lawyer tab, then the appropriate issue). Opinions, including exhibits, complaints, amended complaints, and summaries, also are available at the Office of the PDJ website http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/PDJ/pdj.htm, as well as on LexisNexis(t) at http://www.lexis.com/research, by clicking on States Legal-U.S./Colorado/Cases/CO Supreme Court Disciplinary Opinions from 1999.

Summaries of Opinions

People v. Serna, No. 06PDJ023, 11/03/2006. Attorney Disbarred.

Following a sanctions hearing, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge disbarred respondent Cecilia M. Serna, attorney registration number 16345, from the practice of law. Disbarment was effective November 3, 2006.

Respondent knowingly converted client funds, knowingly violated the terms of a prior disciplinary order, and caused injury. Respondent also failed to participate or present any mitigating evidence in these proceedings. The facts admitted by default proved violations of Colo. RPC 1.4(a) and (b); Colo. RPC 1.16(d); Colo. RPC 3.4(c); Colo. RPC 5.5(a); and Colo. RPC 8.4(c). Accordingly, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge found no adequate basis to depart from the presumptive sanction of disbarment. p.125.

Summaries of Conditional Admissions of Misconduct

The Presiding Disciplinary Judge's approval of Conditional Admissions of Misconduct does not result in a written Opinion but only a brief Order, which does not constitute precedent. Conditional Admissions of Misconduct are public record and are available for review at the Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge, 1560 Broadway, Ste. 675 Denver, CO 80202; (303) 866-6658; http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/PDJ/pdj.htm. They are also available on LexisNexis(t) at http://www.lexis.com/research by clicking on...