Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Douglas Leo ROMERO, 35464
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 23, 2021No. Case Number: 20PDJ067Published
1Opinion of the Court
503 P.3d 951
The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Complainant,
v.
Douglas Leo ROMERO, #35464, Respondent.
Case Number: 20PDJ067
Office of Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado.
November 23, 2021
March 3, 2022
503 P.3d 955
AMENDED OPINION AND DECISION IMPOSING SANCTIONS UNDER C.R.C.P. 251.19(b)1
Douglas Leo Romero ("Respondent") technically converted his client's funds when he failed to maintain an adequate recordkeeping system for his trust accounts. As a result, the funds in his trust accounts dipped well below the amount he should have been holding for his client. Given…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- In Re RooseSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
- People v. VaralloSupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
- In Re RosenSupreme Court of Colorado · 2008
- In re Attorney F.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2012
- People v. RaderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
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