People v. Rishel

A hearing panel of the supreme court grievance committee approved the findings of a hearing board that the respondent had seriously neglected two client matters. The respondent defaulted before the hearing board and has not appeared in this court. The hearing panel also approved the board’s recommendation that the respondent be suspended for one year and one day, with special conditions for reinstatement. We accept the hearing panel’s recommendations and suspend the respondent for a year and a day with special conditions.

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The respondent was admitted to practice law in Colorado in 1984. He did…