People v. Convery

VOLLACK, Justice.

In this disciplinary proceeding, a Hearing Panel of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee (panel) has recommended that the respondent-attorney, William J. Con-very (Convery or the respondent), be suspended from the practice of law for six months and assessed the costs of these proceedings. We decline to accept this recommendation, and order the respondent suspended for one year and one day. We further order that the costs of these proceedings be assessed against him.

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The respondent, William J. Convery, was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado in…