PEOPLE v. SIMS

No. 95SA175.

913 P.2d 526 (1996)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Complainant, v. William M. SIMS, Jr., Attorney-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

March 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Donnelly, Disciplinary Counsel, Kenneth B. Pennywell, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, Denver, for Complainant.

Timothy A. Meinert, Dillon, for Attorney-Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The respondent in this lawyer discipline proceeding received funds into his attorney trust account and then disbursed the funds in violation of his fiduciary duty. A hearing board recommended that he be disbarred, with readmission conditioned on satisfying a judgment against him. A hearing panel of the supreme court grievance committee approved the board's findings of fact and its recommendations. The respondent excepted to the panel's action, asserting...

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