PEOPLE v. COLE

No. 10PDJ088.

293 P.3d 604 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Complainant. v. Derek W. COLE, Respondent.

Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado.

November 30, 2011.


Attorney Regulation. The Hearing Board suspended Derek W. Cole, (Attorney Registration Number 14761), for ninety days, effective July 23, 2012. Cole failed to competently represent his client, who was accused of sexual assault on a child, pattern of abuse. Cole, who had never before accepted a case involving such charges, did not acquire sufficient knowledge or skill to conduct his client's defense, nor did he adequately prepare...

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