People v. Baca

A hearing board suspended Stephen C. Baca (Attorney Registration Number 86526) for one year and one day, with three months *212served and the remainder stayed. After completing the three-month suspension, Baca will serve a three-year period of probation with conditions to include practice monitoring. Baca's suspension took effect on November 19, 2015.

While representing a client in a civil case, Baca provided incompetent representation, including by filing a complaint without asserting any claims for relief and by failing to follow the applicable rules of procedure. In a second case, Baca failed…