People v. John S. Burton. 21PDJ084. January 28, 2022.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge entered default and imposed reciprocal discipline, suspending John S. Burton (attorney registration number 12188) from the practice of law in Colorado for ninety days, to run concurrent with his suspension of six months and one day in case number 21PDJ009. Burton’s suspension took effect on March 4, 2022.
This reciprocal discipline case arose out of discipline imposed upon Burton in Arizona. On September 30, 2021, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge for the State Bar of Arizona entered an order suspending Burton from the practice of law for ninety days, to run concurrent with his suspension in Arizona case number PDJ 019-9101. The sanction was premised on Burton’s improper use of his trust account for personal expenses, resulting in the overdraft of his trust account on three occasions, and his refusal to provide his trust account records to disciplinary authorities in Arizona.
Through this conduct, Burton engaged in conduct constituting grounds for reciprocal discipline under C.R.C.P. 242.21, which calls for imposition of the same discipline as that imposed in Arizona.
The case file is public per C.R.C.P. 242.41(a)(1).