Opinion ID: 2582502
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Colorado Supreme Court Sanctions

Text: The Colorado Supreme Court suspended Respondent from the practice of law for one year and one day. The court furthered ordered that prior to seeking reinstatement, and as a condition of reinstatement, Respondent shall make restitution to Johnson in the amount of $500, plus statutory interest from October 1994, until paid, and to Schmelzer in the amount of $1,000, plus statutory interest from June 1994, until paid. It was further ordered that as a condition of reinstatement, Respondent must demonstrate that he has obtained appropriate mental health counseling or substance abuse evaluation and counseling or other necessary professional help designed to diagnose the causes of his problems and that he has made all necessary efforts to remediate such problems, so as to preclude the likelihood of future neglect of client matters. Respondent was ordered to pay the cost of the disciplinary proceeding.