Matter of Curtis

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

The Disciplinary Commission filed a verified complaint against Vance W. Curtis on December 10, 1992, alleging that Curtis violated Rule 1.7 of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law by privately representing a client while at the same time involved, as prosecuting attorney, in an investigation and resolution of alleged eriminal violations of that client. 1 "Ordinarily, a lawyer may not act as advocate against a client the lawyer represents in some other matter, even if the other matter is wholly unrelated." Comment to Prof.Cond.R. 1.7.

This Court appointed a…