People v. Lujan

The reason for lawyer discipline proceedings such as these is the protection of the public and not punishment of the offending lawyer. The respondent 1 is a lawyer who stole from her law firm, but who nevertheless does not deserve to be disbarred because of certain extraordinary and tragic factors in mitigation, including the sudden emergence of a mental disorder that caused the misconduct. A hearing panel of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee approved the findings and recommendation of a hearing board that the respondent be suspended for one year from the date of the hearing. We accept…