People v. Bonner

A hearing panel of the supreme court grievance committee approved the findings and recommendation of a hearing board that the respondent in this lawyer discipline case be publicly censured for neglecting a criminal matter entrusted to him. Neither the assistant disciplinary counsel nor the respondent has excepted to the panel’s action. We accept the hearing panel’s recommendation and publicly censure the respondent.

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The respondent was admitted to practice law in Colorado in 1974. After listening to testimony from the complainant’s and the respondent’s witnesses, including the respondent…