In re Montoya

OPINION

{1} Almost three years ago, a state district judge initiated a disciplinary complaint against attorney Dennis Montoya alleging numerous, serious ethical violations arising out of Montoya’s legal representation of several clients in regard to an accidental death. Over time, that one disciplinary complaint became many, as several federal judges in separate proceedings publically reprimanded Montoya for numerous, well-documented ethical lapses. When considered as a whole, all these complaints set forth a deeply troubling mosaic of ethical misconduct that, for reasons set forth herein,…