Opinion
10PDJ082.
August 2, 2010.
Attorney Regulation.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Cynthia C. Tester (Attorney Registration No. 23196) from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day, effective August 2, 2010. Respondent failed to diligently represent several clients and failed to charge several of them a reasonable fee for her legal services. She also allowed non-lawyers to provide legal services and failed to timely withdraw from client matters resulting in actual or potential injury to the clients. Her misconduct constituted grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.3, 1.4(a)(2), 1.4(a)(3), 1.5(a), 1.15(j), 1.16(a), 1.16(d), 3.3(a)(3), 3.4(c), 5.3(a)(b) 5.5, and 8.4(c).