People v. Christopher W. Alber. 21PDJ043. June 29, 2021. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ conditional admission of misconduct and suspended Christopher W. Alber (attorney registration number 35505) for nine months, all to be stayed upon the successful completion of a two-year period of probation, with conditions. The probation took effect June 29, 2021.
In September 2020, while under stress from personal and family health issues, Alber submitted billing to his firm that included entries for work that he had not actually completed. The entries were “prebills” that were not sent to the firm’s clients, and no clients were charged for work he had not done. The firm laid off Alber after discovering the billing entries. Upon leaving the firm, he self-reported his conduct to disciplinary authorities.
Through this conduct, Alber violated Colo. RPC 8.4(c) (a lawyer shall not engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation).
The case file is public per C.R.C.P. 251.31.