State Ex Rel. Counsel for Discipline v. Watts

The Counsel for Discipline of the Nebraska Supreme Court (the Counsel) brought this action against attorney Richard K. Watts. We sustained the Counsel’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and reserved the issue of the appropriate sanction. We now order that Watts be disbarred.

BACKGROUND

In January 2005, the Counsel filed formal charges against Watts. The charges state that Watts was admitted to practice law in 1988 and was engaged in private practice. He is currently under suspension for nonpayment of bar dues and has relocated to Colorado. When he relocated, he failed to inform all his…