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People v. Eberle. 11PDJ081. August 29, 2012. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge suspended Robert V. Eberle (Attorney Registration Number 10467) for one year and one day, effective August 29, 2012. Eberle violated Mass. R. Prof. C. 1.15(b)(2) and 8.4(h) by depositing and maintaining personal funds in his trust account; Mass R. Prof. C. 1.15(f) by failing to maintain complete records of his receipt, maintenance, and disposition of trust property; Mass. R. Prof. C. 8.1(a)-(b) and 8.4(c)-(d) by fabricating a bill to a client in an effort to mislead Massachusetts Office of Bar Counsel; and Mass. R. Prof. C. 8.4(b), (c), and (h) by engaging in criminal conduct (specifically, shoplifting, larceny, resisting arrest, and driving under the influence). His failure to report his shoplifting and larceny convictions violated Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 4:01, § 12(8). On April 20, 2011, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts suspended Eberle from the practice of law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for one year and one day. In an order granting summary judgment, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge concluded that Eberle’s misconduct constitutes grounds for the imposition of reciprocal discipline in Colorado pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.21(e).

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