People v. Rhodes

CONCURRING OPINION

(COVELL).

I reluctantly concur with the Opinion and Order imposing the sanction of disbarment in this case. I agree that Respondent’s knowing and intentional conversion of client trust funds is egregious, and that Colorado Supreme Court precedent supports disbarment as the appropriate sanction absent extraordinary circumstances, which are not found here. Short of disbarment, the greatest sanction available is a three-year suspension. ABA Standard 4.42 finds suspension appropriate where a lawyer knowingly fails to perform services for a client or engages in a pattern of…