PEOPLE v. ANGELOS, 02PDJ025 (Colo.O.P.D.J. 11-21-2002)

People v. Angelos.

No. 02PDJ025.Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court of Colorado.
November 21, 2002.

[1] Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ Conditional Admission of Misconduct and suspended Mark T. Angelos, attorney registration number 07600 from the practice of law in the State of Colorado for a period of two years, with all but nine months stayed and the requirement of a petition for reinstatement following the period of suspension. Respondent wrote checks for cash from his trust account to pay personal expenses utilizing both his own funds deposited in the trust account and a portion of the unearned retainers he had received from clients. Respondent commingled personal and client funds in his trust account and failed to keep funds belonging to his clients separate from his own funds. Respondent negligently exercised dominion and control over the clients’ funds. The respondent’s mental condition was considered as a mitigating factor. Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.15(a) and Colo. RPC 8.4(c). Respondent was ordered to pay the costs of the proceeding.