People v. Lefly

The respondent in this lawyer discipline proceeding, Thomas R. Lefly, converted client trust funds. A hearing board (the board) recommended that he be disbarred, and a hearing panel of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee approved the recommendation as well as the board’s findings of fact. The respondent filed exceptions to the panel’s action, asserting that disbarment is too severe a sanction. We accept the hearing panel’s recommendation.

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The respondent, who was admitted to the practice of law in Colorado in 1975, and the assistant disciplinary counsel entered into an unconditional…