Disciplinary Case Summaries, 0716 COBJ, Vol. 45 No. 7 Pg. 111
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No. 16PDJ043. People v. Holcomb. 05/20/2016.
The PDJ approved the parties’ conditional admission of misconduct and publicly censured Shannon Charles Holcomb, attorney registration number 28675, effective May 20, 2016.
On December 20, 2012, Holcomb had an argument with his then-fiancée. According to police reports, Holcomb threw water at her and pushed her toward the stairs, causing her to stumble. The police observed no injuries, nor did Holcomb’s fiancée report any. Holcomb pleaded guilty to Disorderly Conduct—Unreasonable Noise, a class 1 petty offense, with “domestic violence enhancer proven.” He was given a two-year deferred sentence. Conditions included 12 months of supervised probation with domestic violence evaluation and treatment, no further infractions, drug and alcohol monitoring and testing, and 120 hours of public service. Holcomb successfully completed his deferred sentence and conditions of probation on November 14, 2014, and his guilty plea was withdrawn.
Holcomb did not report his conviction to the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel. He stated that he read the reporting rule but interpreted it incorrectly.
Holcomb’s conduct violated Colo. RPC 8.4(b) (a lawyer shall not commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects) and Colo. RPC 3.4(c) (a lawyer shall not knowingly disobey an obligation under the rules of a tribunal).
No. 16PDJ041. People v. Love. 05/11/2016.
The PDJ approved the parties’ conditional admission of misconduct and disbarred Jonathan Mark Love, attorney registration number 20546, effective June 15, 2016.
Love was an assistant chief counsel for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. He represented the government in the immigration removal...
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