Supreme Court of Colorado

The People of the State of Colorado v. John Frederic Head

July 31, 2013332 P.3d 117

Summary

The Hearing Board found that Respondent knowingly misrepresented the existence and status of his tax returns, obstructed judgment creditors' access to financial evidence, and failed to comply with a garnishment writ and court orders requiring payment of an attorney-fee judgment. It found violations of Colo. RPC 3.4(a), 3.4(c), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d), but rejected alleged violations of rules limited to conduct undertaken while representing a client. The Board imposed a suspension of one year and one day, plus costs. Hearing Board Member Steven L. Terry, dissenting in part, would have found reckless rather than knowing conduct and imposed a stayed four-month suspension with probation.