Supreme Court of Colorado
In the Matter of Robert E. Abrams
June 7, 2021488 P.3d 1043
Summary
The court affirmed attorney Robert Abrams's disciplinary sanctions, holding that Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) is not unconstitutionally overbroad or vague. The rule constitutionally regulates discriminatory or biased conduct directed at a person involved in the legal process during client representation, and it does not require proof of the lawyer's privately held bias. The court also upheld the PDJ's evidentiary rulings limiting character evidence and admitting testimony about Abrams's repeated use of similar slurs.