Opinion
No. 03PDJ108 and 04PDJ096.
December 17, 2004.
Attorney Regulation.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties' Conditional Admission of Misconduct and suspended Respondent James Henry Hahn (Registration #12811) from the practice of law for a period of seven months, effective January 17, 2005. Six months of the suspension is stayed pending successful completion of a two-year period of probation. This proceeding arises out of Respondent's mishandling of client funds. Specifically, Respondent commingled personal funds with client funds, failed to maintain an appropriate record-keeping system, and wrote a temporary check payable to cash from his clients' trust account in the amount of $20,000. Although no client was harmed as a result of Respondent's actions, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.15, regarding the safekeeping of client property, the establishment of trust accounts, and the keeping of records. This misconduct, and the resulting disciplinary complaint (04PDJ096), constituted a violation of probation in a previous disciplinary matter (03PDJ108). Conditions of probation include financial monitoring and auditing. In addition, Respondent was ordered to pay costs incurred in conjunction with this proceeding.