People v. Lavenhar

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• concluding that an attorney improperly converted funds belonging to a third person when the lawyer received money that was clearly intended for another but used some of that money for his personal benefit
• indicating that conversion of third-party funds, like conversion of client funds, amounts to a violation of the predecessor to Colo. RPC 8.4(c)
• noting that a lawyer’s misappropriation of funds belonging to a third party violates the predecessor to Colo, RPC 8.4(e) and warrants disbarment, absent extraordinary mitigating factors
• noting that a lawyer's misappropriation of funds belonging to a third party violated the predecessor to Colo. RPC 8.4(c) and stating that such conduct warrants disbarment, absent extraordinary mitigating factors
• disbarring a lawyer for knowing misappropriation of client funds, even though he had considerable personal and emotional problems and a debilitating head injury

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