Second Disbarment For Domestic Violence

The Kansas Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney

On September 18, 2018, the respondent was temporarily suspended in Kansas in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 203(c) (2019 Kan. S. Ct. R. 240), as a result of respondent’s convictions of aggravated assault in Maricopa County, Arizona, in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1204 and 13-3601, a class 3 felony and a domestic violence offense.

In a disciplinary proceeding, a criminal conviction is conclusive evidence of the commission of that crime. Supreme Court Rule 202 (2019 Kan. S. Ct. R. 239). A disciplinary complaint was pending at the time respondent surrendered his license, alleging that respondent violated Kansas Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4 (2019 Kan. S. Ct. R. 387) (professional misconduct).

This court finds that the surrender of the respondent’s license should be accepted and that the respondent should be disbarred.

We recently reported on his Arizona disbarment. ( Mike Frisch)