(Download) "People V. Sullivan" by Colorado Supreme Court * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People V. Sullivan
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 24, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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This is an attorney discipline case. The hearing board found that the respondent charged and collected a clearly excessive fee. The board also determined that the respondent neglected a legal matter entrusted to him but that mental illness caused the misconduct. The hearing panel of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee recommended that the respondent be suspended from the practice of law for six months, that he be required to file a petition for reinstatement and undergo reinstatement proceedings, that he demonstrate that depression does not impair his ability to perform his duties as a lawyer, that he pay restitution to the beneficiaries of an estate, and that the costs of the proceedings be assessed against him. Given the gravity of the charges and taking mitigating circumstances into account, we conclude that suspension for six months, together with the recommended conditions for reinstatement, is warranted.