People v. Shaw. 11PDJ083. March 5, 2012. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Jeffrey Shaw (Attorney Registration Number 28827) from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day, effective April 5, 2012. Shaw filed two civil complaints on behalf of a client. In the first case, Shaw failed to comply with discovery obligations and failed to respond to two motions to dismiss. The court dismissed the case with prejudice for failure to prosecute and entered judgment against Shaw and his client, including attorney’s fees and costs. In the second matter, the court dismissed the case finding that Shaw and his client had filed claims that lacked substantial justification and awarded sizeable attorney’s fees against Shaw and his client. Throughout the pendency of these cases, Shaw continually assured his client that the cases were proceeding and did not inform his client of his failure to prosecute the civil matters until after the cases were dismissed. In a third matter, involving the same client, Shaw failed to communicate settlement offers to his client, and informed his client that he had filed a complaint, when he had not, thereby causing the statue of limitations to run on the claim. His misconduct constitutes grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.3 and 8.4(c).