People v. Travis Daniel Whitsitt. 21PDJ053. July 26, 2021.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ stipulation to discipline and suspended Travis Daniel Whitsitt (attorney registration number 46770) for one year and one day, with six months to be served and the remainder to be stayed pending his completion of a two-year period of probation, which requires him to comply with the conditions of probation in his criminal case. His suspension takes effect August 30, 2021.
Whitsitt pleaded guilty in Larimer County to third-degree assault as an act of domestic violence and was sentenced to two years of supervised probation. The probation requires that Whitsitt abstain from alcohol and drugs, attend domestic violence counseling, refrain from contacting his ex-wife, and perform 100 hours of community service. Whitsitt is currently in compliance with his criminal probation.
The conviction is premised on Whitsitt’s assault of his now ex-wife. In December 2019, Whitsitt and his ex-wife had an argument, which turned physical. Whitsitt’s ex-wife attempted to leave the room, but he blocked the door. After she hit him in the stomach, he struck her face with the back of his hand, breaking her nose.
Through this conduct, Whitsitt violated Colo RPC 8.4(b) (a lawyer shall not commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects).
The case file is public per C.R.C.P. 242.41(a)(2).