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People v. Olsen. 08PDJ047. May 14, 2008. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Daniel E. Olsen (Attorney Registration No. 20934) from the practice of law for a period of six months, all but thirty days stayed upon the successful completion of a two-year period of probation, effective June 30, 2008. Respondent engaged in misconduct in two client matters. In the first client matter, Respondent failed to provide his client with a written fee agreement, failed to keep his client’s funds separate from his own, failed to adequately communicate with his client, and failed to set the matter for a permanent orders hearing. Respondent engaged in similar conduct in the second client matter when he failed to provide his client with a written fee agreement, failed to adequately communicate with his client, negligently failed to deposit his client’s funds into his trust account and thereafter neglected to timely submit mortgage payments on behalf of his client. His misconduct constituted grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.3, 1.4, 1.5(b), 1.15(a) and (b), and 1.16(d).

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