People v. Tametha D’lyn Barker. 20PDJ006. March 31, 2020. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge suspended Tametha D’lyn Barker (attorney registration number 36797) for three years, effective May 6, 2020. To be reinstated, Barker must formally petition for reinstatement; she will be required to prove by clear and convincing evidence that she has been rehabilitated, has complied with disciplinary orders and rules, and is fit to practice law.
This is a reciprocal discipline case arising out of discipline imposed upon Barker in the State of Texas. The State Bar of Texas entered orders in two separate attorney discipline cases. Both orders suspended Barker from the practice of law for a period of three years, to run from mid-November 2019 through mid-November 2022. This discipline was premised on findings that Barker had neglected two client matters, failed to keep her clients reasonably informed about their cases, and failed to cooperate in the disciplinary proceedings.
The State Bar of Texas concluded that Barker had violated Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct 1.01(b)(1) (a lawyer shall not neglect a legal matter entrusted to the lawyer by a client); 1.03(a) (a lawyer shall keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information); and 8.04(a)(8) (a lawyer shall not fail to timely respond to a disciplinary inquiry, unless a privilege or other legal grounds for not doing so is timely asserted).
Through this conduct, Barker engaged in conduct constituting grounds for reciprocal discipline under C.R.C.P. 251.21.
The case file is public per C.R.C.P. 251.31.