Case Title: Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Scott M. Powers, WSB #6-3188

Citation: 2014 WY 154

Docket Number: D-14-0009

State: wyoming

Court: Wyoming Supreme Court

Date: 2014-12-03T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING 2014 WY 154 October Term, A.D. 2014 December 3, 2014 BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR, Petitioner, v. SCOTT M. POWERS, WSB #6-3188, Respondent. D-14-0009 ORDER OF DISBARMENT [¶1] This matter came before the Court upon a “Report and Recommendation for Disbarment,” filed herein November 13, 2014, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar, pursuant to Section 16 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar (stipulated discipline). The Court, after a careful review of the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation, and the file, finds that the Report and Recommendation should be approved, confirmed, and adopted by the Court, and that Respondent, Scott M. Powers, should be disbarred. It is, therefore, [¶2] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation for Disbarment, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be, and the same hereby is, approved, confirmed, and adopted by this Court; and it is further [¶3] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that, as a result of the conduct set forth in the Report and Recommendation for Disbarment, Respondent, Scott M. Powers, shall be, and hereby is, disbarred, effective immediately; and it is further [¶4] ORDERED that Respondent shall comply with Section 22 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar. That Section governs the duties of disbarred and suspended attorneys; and it is further [¶5] ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 26 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, Mr. Powers shall reimburse the Wyoming State Bar the amount of $50.00, representing the costs incurred in handling this matter, as well as pay the administrative fee of $500.00; and it is further [¶6] ORDERED that Respondent shall pay the administrative fee and costs, along with all other amounts owed to the Wyoming State Bar, in accordance with the terms of the promissory note referenced in the Report and Recommendation for Disbarment; and it is further [¶7] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall docket this Order of Disbarment, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Disbarment, as a matter coming regularly before this Court as a public record; and it is further [¶8] ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv) of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, this Order of Disbarment, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Disbarment, shall be published in the Wyoming Reporter and the Pacific Reporter; and it is further [¶9] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court cause a copy of this Order of Disbarment to be served upon Respondent, Scott M. Powers. [¶10] DATED this 3rd day of December, 2014. BY THE COURT: /s/ E. JAMES BURKE Chief Justice