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A Review of Recent Kansas Disciplinary Cases

Recent Developments in the Law University of Kansas School of Law May 28, 2015

For Disciplinary Cases between March 2014 – April 2015 - Violations

O KRCP 1.3 – Diligence 11 violations O KRCP 1.4 – Communication 9 violations O KRCP 1.1 – Competence

7 violations

O 8.4 – Misconduct

20 violations (total)

O (c) – engage in dishonesty, fraud (6 violations) O (d) – conduct that is prejudicial to justice (9

violations)

O (g) – conduct that adversely reflects on fitness to

practice (5 violations)

O Other Violations – 3 or less

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Disposition

O Disbarment – 1 O Surrender of License=Disbarment – 7 O Indefinite Suspension – 4 O Definite Suspension – 8 O Probation – 2 O Published Censure – 1

Dennis Hawver – “I am incompetent”

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Disbarment

O In the Matter of Ira Dennis Hawver

O 339 P.3d 573 (November 2014) O Rules Violated: 1.1 (Competence); 1.5 (Fees);

1.7(a)(2) (COI); 1.16(a)(1) (Declining Rep); 8.4(d); 8.4(g) (Misconduct) and Kansas Supreme Court Rule 211 (b).

Surrender of License = Disbarment

O In Re Lowell D. Ramsey (5/29/14) O In Re David C. Murdick (7/16/14) O In Re Mark A. Sherman (8/5/14) O In Re Richard Dean Dinkel (9/2/14) O In Re Kyle G. Smith (9/26/14) O In Re Bart Chavez (12/16/14) O In Re Yehlen D. Brooks (2/14/15)

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Indefinite Suspension

O In Re Paul P. Hasty O In Re Brian R. Johnson O In Re Mindy Lynn Miller O In Re Karen Eager

Definite Suspension

O In Re Brendon P. Barker (6 months) O In Re Trey Meyer (6 months) O In Re Miriam Rittmaster (1 year) O In Re Mark R. Singer (2 years) O In Re Eric M. Gamble (6 months) O In Re Peter E. Goss (1 month) O In Re Michael Peloquin (3 months) O In Re Rodney K. Murrow (1 year)

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Supervised Probation

O In Re Kevin Dellett (2 years) O In Re Andrew Delaney (2 years)

Published Censure

O In Re William E. Colvin

Reinstatement

In Re Brandon Barker In Re Peter Goss