Opinion ID: 2498805
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Max Stich, Esq. Matter

Text: In or around late 2009 and early 2010, during his period of suspension, Respondent worked as a law clerk for Dan Murphy (Murphy). In December 2009, Murphy, a licensed attorney, was retained to represent Kim Hunt (Hunt), the owner of 1st Storage Concepts, LLC, in Distinctive Companies, Inc. v. Storage Concepts, LLC. [27] Max Stich (Stich) represented Distinctive Companies, Inc. Despite his suspension, Respondent emailed Hunt on February 8, 2010, offering legal advice about his case. [28] On that same day, Respondent emailed to Stich to negotiate on behalf of Hunt. [29] By contravening the Court's order of suspension and continuing to practice law without a license, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 3.4(c) and 5.5.