Title: Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Scott M. Powers, Wsb No. 6-3188

State: wyoming

Issuer: Wyoming Supreme Court

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IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING 2014 WY 55 April Term, A.D. 2014 April 23, 2014 BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR, Petitioner, v. SCOTT M. POWERS, WSB No. 6-3188, Respondent. D-14-0005 ORDER SUSPENDING ATTORNEY FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW [¶1] This matter came before the Court upon a “Report and Recommendation for Suspension,” filed herein April 11, 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 suspended from the practice of law for a period of nine months. It is, therefore, [¶2] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation for Suspension, 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 Suspension, Respondent Scott M. Powers shall be, and hereby is, suspended from the practice of law for a period of nine months, beginning May 1, 2014; 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. Mr. Powers shall pay the total amount of $550.00 to the Clerk of the Board of Professional Responsibility on or before June 2, 2014; and it is further [¶6] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall docket this Order Suspending Attorney from the Practice of Law, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Suspension, as a matter coming regularly before this Court as a public record; and it is further [¶7] ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv) of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, this Order Suspending Attorney from the Practice of Law, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Suspension, shall be published in the Wyoming Reporter and the Pacific Reporter; and it is further [¶8] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court cause a copy of this Order Suspending Attorney from the Practice of Law to be served upon Respondent Scott M. Powers. [¶9] DATED this 23rd day of April, 2014. BY THE COURT: /s/ MARILYN S. KITE Chief Justice