MATTER OF OLSEN

Supreme Court Case No. 13SA33.

326 P.3d 1004 (2014)

2014 CO 42

In the MATTER OF John R. OLSEN.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

June 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Complainant: Office of the Attorney Regulation Counsel, James C. Coyle , Regulation Counsel, Charles E. Mortimer, Jr. , Deputy Regulation Counsel, Denver, Colorado.

Attorney for Respondent: John R. Olsen, Pro Se, Niwot, Colorado.

En Banc


JUSTICE HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In this attorney discipline proceeding, we conclude that the Hearing Board's order suspending attorney John R. Olsen for six months with the requirement of reinstatement is unreasonable. The Board found that Olsen had engaged in negligent conduct, not knowing falsehood. Our review of the ABA standards and our prior decisions leads us to conclude that the appropriate sanction against Olsen is public censure...

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