In Re Padilla

Office of Director New Mexico Compilation '00'07- 15:45:28 2020.02.04 Commission IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO Opinion Number:

2020-NMSC-003

Filing Date: December 19, 2019 No. S-1-SC-37594 IN THE MATTER OF RAFAEL PADILLA An Attorney Suspended from the Practice of Law Before the Courts of the State of New Mexico Released for Publication February 11, 2020. Christine E. Long Albuquerque, NM for Disciplinary Board Rafael Padilla Albuquerque, NM Respondent OPINION VIGIL, Justice. {1} With this opinion, we address the failure of Rafael Padilla to competently and diligently defend…