Legal Opinion
In the Matter of James C. Wollrab
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 25, 2018No. Supreme Court Case 17SA165PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE HART delivered the Opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 In this attorney-discipline proceeding, we are confronted with questions as to what Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct 1.8 and 4.2 require of an attorney who enters into a business relationship with his client. Respondent James C. Wollrab asks us to reverse the Opinion and Decision Imposing Sanctions Under C.R.C.P. 251.19(b) of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge. Specifically, Wollrab appeals the Hearing Board's conclusions that: (1) he violated Rule 1.8(a) when he entered into a lifetime lease with his client's company without following…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Florida v. JimenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re RooseSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
- People v. QuintanaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. NelsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2015
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