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IN RE SATHER

No. 99SA72.

3 P.3d 403 (2000)

In the Matter of Larry D. SATHER, Attorney-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing June 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Gleason, Attorney Regulation Counsel James S. Sudler, Assistant Regulation Counsel, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Complainant.

Law Office of George S. Meyer George S. Meyer, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Attorney-Respondent.

Jane Hazen, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Colorado Criminal Defense Bar.

White & Steele, P.C., John Lebsack, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Defense Lawyers Association.

Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this attorney regulation proceeding, we address the conduct of the attorney-respondent, Larry D. Sather, who spent and failed to place into a trust account $20,000 he received as a "non-refundable" advance fee for a civil case. Because Sather treated these funds as his own property before earning the fee, Sather's conduct violated Colo. RPC 1.15(a). Sather labeled the $20,000 fee "non...

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