People v. Garrett

This attorney discipline case is before us on the recommendation of a hearing panel of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee that the attorney-respondent, J. Eline Garrett, be suspended for a period of six months and that she be required to petition for reinstatement under C.R.C.P. 241.22(c), which applies to an attorney who is suspended for more than one year. We accept the panel’s recommendation.

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J. Eline Garrett was admitted to practice law in Colorado in 1986 and, accordingly, she is subject to the disciplinary jurisdiction of this court and its grievance committee. Garrett defaulted in…