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No. 15PDJ097. People v. Dirkmaat. 7/26/2016
Following a reinstatement hearing, a hearing board concluded that Dallan J. Dirkmaat, attorney registration number 42620, should be granted reinstatement to the practice of law under CRCP 251.29. Dirkmaat was reinstated on July 26, 2016.
Dirkmaat was suspended from the practice of law for one year and one day, all but 90 days to be stayed upon his successful completion of two years of probation During the served portion of his suspension, Dirkmaat answered an unexpected telephone call during which he made representations that amounted to the practice of law. Dirkmaat thereby technically violated his order of suspension He then sought reinstatement of his license. Two hearing board members concluded that due to the brief duration and unexpected nature of the call, Dirkmaat’s other efforts to comply with his order of suspension, and the lack of harm his actions occasioned, Dirkmaat should be reinstated to the practice of law. One hearing board member dissented.
No. 16PDJ069. People v. Long. 9/14/2016
The PDJ approved the parties’ conditional admission of misconduct and suspended Scott Joseph Long, attorney registration number 45618, for 60 days, all stayed upon the completion of a two-year period of probation, with the condition that he must commit no further violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. His probation was effective on October 19, 2016.
Long is a tax attorney who was employed by Clear Creek Consulting. He managed tax liability cases for Clear Creek clients seeking resolution of their tax debts. Clear Creek did not place client funds into a trust account. Rather, Clear...
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