People v. Charles E. Harrison. 15PDJ079. February 18, 2016. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ conditional admission of misconduct and suspended Charles E. Harrison (Attorney Registration Number 26083) for six months with the requirement of reinstatement proceedings under C.R.C.P. 251.29(c), all stayed upon the successful completion of an eighteen-month period of probation. The suspension took effect February 18, 2016. His probation is subject to several conditions, including that he comply with all orders issued in his domestic relations case and that he report to the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel all payments made pursuant to orders in that case.
In 2010, the Denver District Court ordered Harrison to pay monthly child support. Harrison’s child support obligations were later modified through stipulations and court orders. At times, Harrison was unable to meet those obligations because he was unemployed. As of February 16, 2016, however, Harrison was in compliance with standing court orders governing his monthly child support payments and his payments toward arrearages.
Also during the course of his domestic relations case, Harrison failed to comply with an order that he contact the court, though he did so based on a failure to understand the order.
Harrison’s conduct violated Colo. RPC 3.4(c) (a lawyer shall not knowingly disobey an obligation under the rules of a tribunal) and Colo. RPC 8.4(d) (a lawyer shall not engage in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice).