Practicing With Professionalism - South Carolina Bar Association

. People v. Lowrey, 894 P.2d 758 (Colo. 1995). (Attorney who
sexually harassed his law finn employees (including a paralegal,
a receptionist, and an associate attorney), by touching, grabbing,
and kissing, argued'his sexual mistreatment of his employees
constituted relatively minor misconduct; an argument rejected
by the court.) (suspension, one year-one day);
c. People v. Dawson, 894 P.2d 756 (Colo. 1995). (Where the
victim was a seventeen-year-old high school student working at
the attorney's office as a filing clerk, attorney was convicted of
attempting to commit sexual assault in the second degree.
Attorney also admitted sexual contact with a client, although
criminal charges were dismissed.) (disbarment);
d. People v. Schwartz, 890 P.2d 82 (Colo. 1995). (Attorney
convicted ofthree counts of sexual assault on a child and three
counts of aggravated incest in misconduct involving his own
daughter as victim.) (disbarment);
e. People v. Grenemyer, 745P.2d 1027 (Colo. 1987). (Attorney,
who was convicted of two counts of sexual assault on a child,
claimed he did not "knowingly" engage in criminal conduct
because the less-than-fifteen-year-old victim lied to him about
her age.) (disbarment).
5. Failure to Pay Child Support
a. People v. Green, 982 P.2d 838 (Colo. 1999). (Attorney failed to
make child support or spousal support payments; eventually
attorney was $11,094 in arrears on child support payments and
$22,900 in spousal support payments. Further, attorney did not
file his attorney registration statement, which requires
documentation of whether an. attorney is in arrears on child
support payments. The court found violations of Colo. RPC
8A(d) and (h).) (suspension, one year-one day);
b. People v. Gonzalez, 967 P.2d 156 (Colo. 1998). (Attorney failed
to comply with a child support order issued by the court and was
consequently found in contempt of court, in violation of Colo.
RPC 3.4(c), 8A(d) and (h).) (disbarment for this and other
violations); '"
c. People v. Hanks, 967 P.2d 144 (Colo. 1998). (Attorney failed to
pay child support and consented to a judgment for approximately
$20,000 representing past unpaid child support. The monthly
child support obligation was reduced, but attorney continued to
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