People v. Ruh. 09PDJ023. March 27, 2009. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Richard Palmer Ruh (Attorney Registration No. 13107) from the practice of law for a period of thirty days, all stayed upon the successful completion of a one-year period of probation with conditions, effective March 27, 2009. In one client matter, Respondent failed to act with diligence when he failed to enter his appearance and failed to send a letter to opposing counsel advising her that he was entering his appearance in the case. He also negligently failed to deposit a retainer fee into his trust account and failed to timely bill his client as stated in his fee agreement. In a second client matter, Respondent failed to competently handle his client’s pending immigration case. Respondent’s misconduct constituted grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a), and 1.15(a).