Opinion
10PDJ001.
January 8, 2010.
Attorney Regulation.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended David Eugene Bath (Attorney Registration No. 05679) from the practice of law for a period of seventy-five days, effective January 8, 2010. Respondent repeatedly failed to advise his clients that consultation with independent counsel might be advisable before entering into business transactions with them and failed to obtain their consent in a separate writing. He also failed to advise his clients of conflicts that might be inherent in his representation of all defendants to a state court action. Finally, Respondent failed to obtain informed consent in writing from his former clients when he agreed to represent another person in the same matter in which that person's interests were materially adverse to the interests of his former clients. His misconduct constituted grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.8(a), 1.7(b), and 1.9(a).