People v. Shock

This is a lawyer discipline case. The respondent, Joel Edward Shock, defaulted before the hearing board and has not appeared in this court. A hearing panel of the grievance committee approved the findings and recommendation of the board that the respondent be suspended for three years. We accept the recommendation and order that the respondent be suspended for three years.

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Joel Edward Shock was admitted to practice law in Colorado in 1985. Because he did not answer the complaint filed in this case, the hearing board entered a default against him causing the allegations in the complaint to be…