The United States District Court is seeking applications for appointment to the court's Committee on Conduct. The Committee on Conduct presides over attorney disciplinary matters, as defined in D.C.COLO.LAttyR 6(c). The Committee investigates and acts upon complaints against members of this court's bar, applications for reinstatement or readmission, petitions for relief from the rule of good standing, and matters involving attorney disability.
There are currently two upcoming vacancies on the Committee, one of which represents the western slope. Successful candidates shall serve the unexpired term of the predecessor with the option to continue into a second term of three years. The term of the initial appointment will commence on or about October 1, 2024.
To be eligible for appointment to the Committee, an attorney must certify that he or she meets the following criteria:
1. has been practicing law for at least 10 years, with no disciplinary record;
2. is licensed to practice by the Colorado Supreme Court;
3. has been a member of and in good standing with this court's bar for at least 5 years, with no disciplinary record; and
4. has experience that makes the applicant especially qualified to investigate matters governed by this court's disciplinary rules and the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct.
The Committee meets ten times during the year. Committee members must be willing to attend all meetings and must be prepared to devote significant time to investigate any assigned case. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation; however, when practicable, necessary expenses are paid by the Clerk from the fund to which admission and annual registration fees are paid by members of the bar.
Interested candidates shall submit in PDF format a current resume and cover letter addressed to the Clerk of Court. The cover letter shall address how the candidate meets the above criteria. Applications must be submitted no later than close of business on Friday, July 5, 2024.
Submissions must be emailed to: COC_submissions@cod.uscourts.gov.
Under Local Rule D.C.COLO.LAttyR 2, Standards of Professional Conduct, attorneys practicing before this Court must follow the professional responsibility standards as set forth in the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct adopted by the Colorado Supreme Court on April 12, 2007, and effective January 1, 2008. With limited exceptions, those rules were adopted by the court on October 15, 2007. The limited exceptions are reflected in D.C.COLOR.LAttyR 2(b).
Attorney discipline in matters before the Court is governed by the local rules of practice of the court, specifically D.C.COLO.LAttyR 7, Complaints and Grounds for Discipline. The Court has established a Disciplinary Panel comprised of three district judges that has jurisdiction over all judicial proceedings involving disbarment, suspension, censure, or other lawyer discipline. The U.S. District Court has also established a standing Committee on Conduct comprised of 12 members of this court’s bar. The Committee is charged with receiving, investigating, considering, and acting upon complaints against members of the bar, applications for reinstatement or readmission, allegations that a member of this court’s bar is incapable of practicing law due to physical or mental disability or substance abuse, and other similar matters concerning attorneys.
Designation of Court Disciplinary Panel
Committee on Conduct Appointment Order - October 2023
Application for Reinstatement to the Bar
Under D.C.COLO.LAttyR 12(b) - Public Matters, orders by the Disciplinary Panel for admission, reinstatement, readmission, relief from the rule of good standing, disability inactive status, censure, suspension, disbarment, and dismissal after a response shall be accessible to the public and, accordingly, are published on this website. A link to individual published opinions is provided below.
Order of Reinstatement of Mary J. Thompson
Public Censure and Discipline of Attorney Douglas L. Romero
Order Denying Application for Reinstatement Re: Stuart Adam Jay
Order of Reinstatement of William J. Hunsaker
Order of Reinstatement of Marc H. Schtul
Order Denying Application for Reinstatement of Howard W. Rubinstein
Order of Reinstatement of Brad Douglas Redmiles
Order of Reinstatement of Paul T. Gefreh
Order of Reinstatement of Martin Joseph Hecker
Order of Reinstatement of Marshall Scott Meyers
Order of Reinstatement of Peter Strojnik
Public Censure and Discipline of Christopher J. Pooley
Order of Reinstatement of Gabriel Stefu
Order of Disbarment of Micah Jared Smith
Order of Reinstatement of Thomas J. Lyons, Jr.
Order Denying Petition for Post-Deprivation Hearing for Robert Henry Copier
Order of Reinstatement of Derry Dale Sadler
Order of Reinstatement of Karim John Tannous
Conditional Admission of Misconduct and Discipline of Nick Wimmershoff
Order of Reinstatement and Relief from the Rule of Good Standing of Philip M. Falco, III
Order of Reinstatement of Joseph C. Coleman
Order of Reinstatement of Robert Mark Grossman
Order of Reinstatement of David J. Mahalek
Order of Reinstatement of Gabriel Nathan Schwartz
Conditional Admission of Misconduct and Discipline of Robert C. Reade
Order of Reinstatement of Jim Salvator
Order of Reinstatement of Arron Burt Nesbitt
Order Denying Reinstatement and Disbarring Counsel Robert John Corry
Order of Reinstatement of Robert E. Abrams
Order Denying Reinstatement and Denying Relief from the Rule of Good Standing of Michael Lawrence
Order of Reinstatement of James S. Oliver Jr.
Order Denying Relief from the Rule of Good Standing of Youras Ziankovich
Order of Reinstatement of Salvatore Scanio
Order of Reinstatement of Mark Gregory Lukehart
Richard P. Liebowitz Admission of Misconduct and Suspension
Order of Reinstatement of Nirav M. Jamindar
Order of Reinstatement of Robert Jason Herrera
Order of Disbarment of L. Lin Wood, Jr.
Complaints and Grounds for Discipline
Secretary to the Committee on Conduct
Office of the Clerk, United States District Court
Alfred A Arraj Courthouse
901 19th Street, Room A-105
Denver, CO 80294-3589
Complaints should not be addressed to any individual judge or the court's Disciplinary Panel.
Procedures regarding filing complaints, and other attorney discipline rules, are located under Section V, Attorney Discipline, of the Attorney Rules for the District of Colorado, located HERE.