Opinion
No. 62947
04-25-2013
IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF RANDOLPH H. GOLDBERG, ESQ., BAR NO. 5970.
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123
ORDER OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
AND REFERRAL TO DISCIPLINARY BOARD
This is a joint petition pursuant to SCR 111(4) by bar counsel and attorney Randolph H. Goldberg based on Goldberg's conviction, pursuant to a guilty plea, of one count of attempting to evade or defeat federal income taxes, a felony. See 26 U.S.C. § 7201. Goldberg timely informed bar counsel of his conviction. See SCR 111(2).
When an attorney has been convicted of a serious crime, SCR 111 provides that this court shall enter an order suspending that attorney. SCR 111(7). A felony is explicitly a "serious crime" under SCR 111, and a guilty plea constitutes a "conviction." SCR 111(1), (6). Goldberg pleaded guilty to a felony and has therefore been convicted of a serious crime for purposes of SCR 111.
Accordingly, we temporarily suspend Goldberg from the practice of law and refer this matter to the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board for the initiation of formal disciplinary proceedings in which the sole issue to be determined is the extent of discipline to be imposed. See SCR 111(7), (8).
It is so ORDERED.
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Gibbons
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Douglas
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Saitta
cc: David A. Clark, Bar Counsel
Jeffrey R. Albregts, Chair, Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board
Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada
Michael J. Warhola, LLC
Perry Thompson, Admissions Office, United States Supreme Court