No Eagle Scout
From the Idaho State Bar
On September 17, 2015, the Idaho Supreme Court entered an Order accepting the resignation in lieu of discipline of Eagle attorney, John T. Bujak. The Idaho Supreme Court’s Order followed a stipulated resolution of a disciplinary proceeding that related to the following conduct.
During his tenure as the Canyon County Prosecutor in 2009-2010, by agreement of Canyon County and Nampa, funds for prosecutorial services for Nampa were received and deposited in Mr. Bujak’s trust account, with an expected reimbursement from the trust account to Canyon County at the end of each fiscal year. Mr. Bujak removed funds from his trust account for personal use. At the conclusion of fiscal year 2010, there were insufficient trust account funds to reimburse Canyon County for expenses related to the Nampa prosecutorial services. Mr. Bujak admitted that these circumstances violated I.R.P.C. 1.4(b) [Communication with Client], 1.7(a)(2) [Conflict of Interest: Current Clients], and 1.15(a), (b), (c) and (e) (effective 2009-2010) [Safekeeping Property].
In addition, during the criminal prosecution of Respondent on a felony charge of preparing false evidence and a computer crime, Respondent admitted one count of contempt for willfully failing to disclose expert materials pursuant to I.C.R. 16 by the deadline ordered by the court. Mr. Bujak admitted that these circumstances violated I.R.P.C. 3.3(a) [Candor Toward the Tribunal], 3.4(c) (d) [Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel], and 8.4(d) [Engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice].
A report from Idaho Statesman
John Bujak’s resignation last week from the Idaho State Bar ending the legal career, at least temporarily, of one of Idaho’s most controversial lawyers.
Bujak, 46, who survived four felony jury trials and a federal bankruptcy court trial without a guilty verdict, said he decided to give up his law license rather than continue to fight efforts to disbar him. Idaho State Bar Counsel Bradley Andrews filed a complaint against Bujak July 9, seeking disbarment and unspecified restitution.
More information at this link from Boise Weekly that links to reports of the Press-Tribune. (Mike Frisch)