Practice Pointer: Don’t Bounce Check To Prosecutor’s Office

The Colorado Presiding Disciplinary Judge has accepted a proposed disposition of a suspension of a year and a day with all but three months stayed for misconduct in three matters.

One of the matters is somewhat noteworty

In a third matter, Escamilla requested discovery from the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office in a criminal matter. Escamilla agreed to pay $1,568.00 for the materials. Escamilla picked up the discovery materials and tendered a check written from his COLTAF account for the full amount. Escamilla’s check was returned for insufficient funds. Although a member of the district attorney’s office wrote three letters and made multiple calls to Escamilla requesting payment, he did not respond. Escamilla paid for the discovery materials only after the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel began its investigation.

The wrong payee to bounce a check off of is the District Attorney’s Office. Mike Frisch)