People v. Zavala. 07PDJ069. October 16, 2007. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Donald Zavala (Attorney Registration No. 23450) from the practice of law for a period of one year, effective October 16, 2007. Respondent pled guilty to two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, both Class 6 felonies in the State of Arizona. He was sentenced to one-year supervised probation for each count, to be served concurrently, and ordered to pay a fine. Respondent was also sentenced to a 45-day jail term that was later deleted after he complied with all terms of probation and a residential treatment program. On March 13, 2007, the Arizona Supreme Court suspended Respondent from the practice of law for a period of one year, retroactive to May 20, 2005. The Judgment and Order further ordered that Respondent be placed on probation for a period of two years upon reinstatement. Respondent is in the process of reinstatement proceedings in Arizona. The Hearing Office has recommended that Respondent be reinstated to active membership status and the matter is now before the Disciplinary Commission. Respondent’s misconduct constituted grounds for the imposition of reciprocal discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and C.R.C.P. 251.21 and violated Colo. RPC 8.4(b).