People v. Coleman. 10PDJ076. June 5, 2012. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Joseph C. Coleman (Attorney Registration Number 06856) for a period of forty-five days, effective August 1, 2012. Coleman and his firm obtained an interest in properties in which his clients also had an interest. At least one of the properties was the subject of ongoing litigation in which Coleman was representing the clients. Coleman and his clients formed a partnership agreement with respect to one of the properties, but Coleman did not provide timely written disclosure of the terms of the partnership. In another matter, Coleman did not cease his representation of an LLC with which he had a conflict of interest, nor did he disclose the conflicts and potential conflicts inherent in his representation of the LLC. His misconduct constitutes grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.8(a) and (j) (1993) and 1.7 (1993).