People v. Harding

A hearing panel of the supreme court grievance committee approved a hearing board’s findings of fact in this lawyer discipline case, but the panel modified the board’s recommendation of a thirty-day suspension to a six-month suspension. The respondent excepted to the panel’s action. For the reasons below, we agree with the hearing board’s recommendation and order that the respondent be suspended for thirty days.

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The respondent was licensed to practice law in Colorado in 1983. Two complaints were consolidated for a single hearing, Nos. GC 94A-96 and GC 95A-8. Based on the evidence presented,…