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Disciplinary Case Summaries

Vol. 47, No. 8 [Page 100]

The Colorado Lawyer

September, 2018

August, 2018

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDING DISCIPLINARY JUDGE

Disciplinary Case Summaries

No. 17PDI059. People v. Goode. 4/26/2018.

Following a sanctions hearing, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge suspended William Kevin Goode (attorney registration number 37063) for two years, effective May 31, 2018.

Goode was convicted of 28 felony counts of cruelty to animals, based on the pain and suffering he inflicted on 20 dogs and eight cats in his care. He never reported his conviction to disciplinary authorities and declined to participate in the proceeding. Through this conduct, Goode violated Colo. RPC 3.4(c) (a lawyer shall not knowingly disobey an obligation under the rules of a tribunal); Colo. RPC 8.4(b) (it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects); and CRCP 251.5(b) (any criminal act reflecting adversely on a lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects is grounds for discipline).

No. 18PDJ029. People v. McQuitty Jr. 5/25/2018.

The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties' conditional admission of misconduct and publicly censured lack H. McQuitty, Ir. (attorney registration number 29452), effective May 25, 2018.

McQuitty was retained by a client to assist in the closing of a sale of assets from ABC corporation to XYZ corporation. McQuitty's client owned shares in both companies, each of which were represented in the transaction by counsel. When...