The People of the State of Colorado v. Christopher Paul Forsyth

Summary

The Hearing Board dismissed the disciplinary complaint, concluding that the People failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that Respondent pursued a frivolous appeal or prejudiced the administration of justice. Although the appeal was unsuccessful and the court of appeals deemed it frivolous, Respondent had a colorable legal and factual basis to argue that the parties had not reached a meeting of the minds concerning the settlement release. The record also showed that Respondent was following his client's instruction to challenge the settlement and was responding to genuine ambiguity concerning its scope.