Opinion
06PDJ099.
December 8, 2006.
Attorney Regulation.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Agim Demirali (Attorney Registration No. 10889) from the practice of law for a period of six months, all stayed upon the successful completion of a one-year period of probation, effective December 8, 2006. Respondent's paralegal developed an idea for the law firm to provide a service to prison inmates whereby they would prepare portfolios, which inmates could present to parole and community corrections boards. Respondent agreed to allow his paralegal to take on this project, accepted funds without depositing them into his trust account, and thereafter terminated the project without notice to his clients who believed they had hired an attorney. Respondent's misconduct constituted grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.15(a), 1.15(g), 1.16 (d), 5.3(b), and 5.5(b).