People v. Edwards

DECISION AND ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO C.R.C.P. 251.19(c)

I. ISSUE AND SANCTION

Disbarment is typically appropriate when a lawyer knowingly converts or misappropriates client funds, in the absence of significant mitigating factors. Respondent knowingly failed to return an unearned retainer to a client for whom he had performed little or no work. In addition, Respondent misrepresented to his client that he had been called to military duty when in fact he had been suspended for professional misconduct. The Court must determine the appropriate sanction for Respondent.

Respondent has not…