In re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Kuvara

On May 9, 2000, the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) filed a complaint against Robert Kuvara, alleging that he committed numerous ethical and criminal violations by listing the name of a man he knew to be dead as the grantor on a deed, allowing the man’s widow to sign the man’s name to the deed, notarizing the signature as though it were the dead man’s, and submitting the false deed to be recorded. The WSBA’s complaint also alleged that this conduct demonstrates that Kuvara is unfit to practice law.1 The hearing officer found that Kuvara should be disbarred and the Disciplinary Board…