People v. Kuntz

In this lawyer discipline case, the respondent defaulted before the hearing board. A hearing panel of the supreme court grievance committee approved the findings and recommendation of the hearing board that the respondent be disbarred and pay restitution as a condition for readmission. We accept the panel’s recommendation and order that the respondent be disbarred.

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The respondent was admitted to practice law in Colorado in 1976. On January 8,1996, we ordered that he be suspended from the practice of law for six months with the requirement that he must petition for reinstatement. See People v.…