Opinion
No. 61517.
12-28-2012
In the Matter of the Application of the BOARD OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION to Change the Status of Certain Members of the State Bar of Nevada from Active to CLE Suspended Under Supreme Court Rules 205–215 Inclusive, and, as to Certain Inactive, Suspended, Disabled and Disbarred Members, to Condition their Rights of Reinstatement.
Toni Sarocka, Executive Director, Board of Continuing Legal Education Harriet E. Cummings, Chair, Board of Continuing Legal Education Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director State Bar of Nevada/Las Vegas David Clark, Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada/Las Vegas Mary Jorgensen, Member Services Coordinator, State Bar of Nevada/Las Vegas All respondent attorneys
Toni Sarocka, Executive Director, Board of Continuing Legal Education
Harriet E. Cummings, Chair, Board of Continuing Legal Education
Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director State Bar of Nevada/Las Vegas
David Clark, Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada/Las Vegas
Mary Jorgensen, Member Services Coordinator, State Bar of Nevada/Las Vegas
All respondent attorneys
ORDER DISMISSING PETITION AS TO CERTAIN RESPONDENT ATTORNEYS AND GRANTING PETITION AS TO CERTAIN RESPONDENT ATTORNEYS
On August 20, 2012, the Board of Continuing Legal Education (the Board) filed a petition with this court regarding the status of certain members of the State Bar of Nevada (respondent attorneys) who have failed to comply with various Supreme Court Rules governing continuing legal education. See SCR 205 –215. Specifically, the Board petitioned this court to order those respondent attorneys who are presently active to show cause why their membership status should not be changed to CLE suspended and, from the date of such change of status, be barred from practicing law in the State of Nevada until reinstated under SCR 212(6) and 213. Further, as to the respondent attorneys who are already inactive, to show cause why the right of reinstatement to active status should not be conditioned upon full compliance with SCR 213, in addition to any conditions of reinstatement already imposed.
On November 19, 2012, this court entered an order directing various active attorneys to show cause why this court should not grant the Board's petition to change their status from active to CLE suspended and to condition their right to be reinstated upon full compliance with SCR 213.
That order also directed various inactive or suspended members of the State Bar to show cause why this court should not grant the Board's petition to condition their rights to be reinstated to active status upon full compliance with SCR 213, in addition to any condition of reinstatement already imposed or which may hereafter be imposed.
On December 18, 2012, December 20, 2012, December 26, 2012, and December 28, 2012, the Board submitted documents entitled “Consent to Dismissal,” informing this court that the following attorneys have satisfied the requirements set forth in SCR 205 through 215 or should otherwise be dismissed:
David E. Adkins
Clinton B. Bennett
Brian Blankenship
Amanda J. Brookhyser
Algimantas J. Bruzas
Eric B. Bryson
Stefanie H. Clement
Patricia D. Doyle
Sean P. Flanagan
John W. Griffin
Michael I. Gowdey
John H. Gutke
Dale E. Haley
Michael H. Hamilton
Jennifer R. Hargis
Tanner M. Harris
James R. Kent
Christopher M. Law
Michael Y. Lee
Randall R. Leonard
Anthony R. Lopez
Francis I. Lynch
Chandan Manansingh
Michael G. Navarro
Peter C. Nuttall
Niel K. Osei
Cynthia A. Pyzel
David A. Riggi
Bernadette A. Rigo
James R. Rosenberger
Antony M. Santos
Jennifer M. Settles
Lynn R. Shoen
Lauren M. Tran
Mitchell C. Wright
This court also notes that prior to the entry of the order on November 19, 2012, the Board informed this court that the following attorney has satisfied the requirements set forth in SCR 205 through 215 or should otherwise be dismissed:
Luke P. Ryan
Accordingly, we conclude that these respondent attorneys have completed the requirements for reinstatement under SCR 213, and we dismiss the Board's petition with prejudice as to each of them.
As to the remaining active attorneys who failed to respond to our show cause order entered September 27, 2011, we grant the Board's petition. Accordingly, the status of the following attorneys shall be changed to CLE suspended. Further, the following attorneys must comply with SCR 115 within the time limits set forth in that rule and their rights of reinstatement shall be conditioned upon full compliance with SCR 213 :
Daniel M. Adams
James G. Allen
Gary T. Ashman
Peter L. Ashman
Jason M. Booth
Gilbert J. Bradshaw
John J. Brannelly, Jr.
Joseph D. Bunin
Curtis W. Cannon
Scott M. Cantor
Javier Cosio
Randal A. DeShazer
Michael K. Dougherty
Ramon L. Dy–Ragos
Michael E. Eisner
Maria U. Estanislao
Jason D. Firth
Jeffrey E. Fisher
Andrew S. Flahive
Timothy L. Gamber
Brent C. Gottlieb
E. Keith Hansen
Francis M. Hansen
Daniel A. Ingrassia
Kevin L. Jensen
Andrew C. Johnson
Ryan E. Johnson
Carter R. King
James J. Lee
Shelley Lubritz
Robert G. Lucherini
Jennifer R. Meiselman Titus
Jeanine A. Navarro
William B. Palmer, II
David L. Phillips
Laura J. Portillo
Grenville T. Pridham
Douglas Roberts
Brian P. Rosander
David T. Spurlock
Christopher D. Sullivan
Walter P. Tambolini
Henry C. Truszkowski
Kent VanderSchuit
Jessica L. Voss
Susan N. Wasko
Wesley S. White
Steven B. Williams
Further, the following inactive attorneys have failed to respond to our show cause order entered September 27, 2011. Accordingly, we grant the Board's petition to condition the right of each to be reinstated to active status upon full compliance with SCR 213, in addition to any conditions of reinstatement already imposed or which may hereafter be imposed:
Jeffrey D. Conway
Marjorie A. Espina
Janine Esquivel
Laura P. Kowalczyk
Amanda K. MacDonald
Matthew F. Quint
Michelle M. Taira
Rebecca P. Wallace
Finally, the following suspended, disabled, or disbarred attorneys have failed to respond to our show cause order entered September 27, 2011. Accordingly, we grant the Board's petition as to the following suspended, disabled, or disbarred attorneys. Their right to be reinstated to the active practice of law shall be conditioned upon full compliance with SCR 212(6) and 213, in addition to any conditions of reinstatement already imposed upon them:
Jennifer M. Bunyan
Gerald L. Ciciliano
Donald Y. Evans
Angela M. Hensley
Brian J. Jones
Melissa M. Kolovrat
Clarke D. Walton
It is so ORDERED.
See SCR 212(5).