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People v. Galvin. 11PDJ022. March 13, 2012. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Karen L. Galvin (Attorney Registration Number 09710) from the practice of law for a period of sixty days, effective April 13, 2012. Galvin failed to communicate with two of her clients the basis of her fees and expenses by failing to provide them with written fee agreements. As a result, Galvin overcharged one of her clients on several occasions. Numerous times Galvin comingled her personal funds with her clients’ money by depositing earned funds into her COLTAF account and making cash withdrawals. Galvin admitted that she did not keep client ledgers, did not have an operating account, and treated her COLTAF account as her personal savings account. Her misconduct constitutes grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.4(a)(3), 1.5(b), 1.15(a), 1.15(d)(1) and (2), 1.15(i)(3), 1.15(j), and 1.16(d).

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