Opinion
No. 01PDJ040.
February 20, 2002.
Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties' Conditional Admission of Misconduct and publicly censured Respondent, Patricia M. Ayd. Respondent was appointed to serve as an arbitrator on an arbitration panel. The claimant's attorney questioned respondent's impartiality. Ms. Ayd responded with a statement in one letter that she had not been, to her recollection, an expert witness for an insurance company when in fact she had served as an expert in one case. The statement was determined to be a violation of Colo. RPC 8.4(c). Respondent was ordered to pay the costs of the disciplinary proceeding.