Case Name: In the MATTER OF Thomas J. ROBINSON, Respondent.
Court: Kansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Kansas
Decision Date: 2019-01-15
Citations: 432 P.3d 677
Docket Number: Bar Docket No. 13609
Parties: In the MATTER OF Thomas J. ROBINSON, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pacific Reporter 3d
Volume: 432
Pages: 677–678

Head Matter:
In the MATTER OF Thomas J. ROBINSON, Respondent.
Bar Docket No. 13609
Supreme Court of Kansas.
Dated January 15, 2019.
ORDER OF DISBARMENT

Opinion:
In a letter signed by the respondent on December 25, 2018, addressed to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, respondent Thomas J. Robinson, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the state of Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (2019 Kan. S. Ct. R. 267).
On September 18, 2018, the respondent was temporarily suspended in Kansas in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 203(c) (2019 Kan. S. Ct. R. 240), as a result of respondent's convictions of aggravated assault in Maricopa County, Arizona, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1204 and 13-3601, a class 3 felony and a domestic violence offense.
In a disciplinary proceeding, a criminal conviction is conclusive evidence of the commission of that crime. Supreme Court Rule 202 (2019 Kan. S. Ct. R. 239). A disciplinary complaint was pending at the time respondent surrendered his license, alleging that respondent violated Kansas Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 (2019 Kan. S. Ct. R. 387) (professional misconduct).
This court finds that the surrender of the respondent's license should be accepted and that the respondent should be disbarred.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Thomas J. Robinson be and he is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas, and his license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the name of Thomas J. Robinson from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to the respondent, and that the respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2019 Kan. S. Ct. R. 268).