Opinion
No. 05PDJ041.
July 19, 2005.
Attorney Regulation.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties' Conditional Admission of Misconduct and suspended Respondent Gordon S. Thompson (Registration No. 30904) from the practice of law for a period of three years, effective August 19, 2005. This proceeding arises from Respondent's misconduct in two client matters, and misconduct arising from Respondent's employment with a national prepaid legal services program. In the first client matter, Respondent failed to perform legal services, made false statements concerning the progress of the case, and failed to refund unearned fees never deposited into a trust account. In a second matter, Respondent failed to file a motion addressing the pre-trial confinement of his criminal client. Finally, Respondent accepted numerous retainers without depositing them into a trust account, and performed legal services for a number of clients without advising his employer, a national prepaid legal services program. Thus, Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.3 (neglect of an entrusted legal matter), 1.15(a) (failing to hold client funds separate from his own funds), and 8.4(c) (misrepresentations to the client and misappropriation of funds). The Court ordered Respondent to pay restitution, and the costs incurred in conjunction with this proceeding.