People v. Marinoff, No. 03PDJ046 and 04PDJ085. October 15, 2004. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ Conditional Admission of Misconduct and suspended Respondent Brandon Marinoff, attorney registration number 20900, from the practice of law in the State of Colorado, effective November 15, 2004, for a period of 18 months, six months stayed upon successful completion of a two-year period of probation. Respondent failed to properly evaluate and challenge claims by clients made in support of immigration applications on which the parties could not prevail. This conduct violated Colo. RPC 1.1. In other immigration cases, Respondent neglected client matters by failing to timely file court documents and adequately prepare for hearings, in violation of Colo. RPC 1.3. Respondent violated Colo. RPC 1.4(a) and (b) when he failed to keep clients informed of the status of their cases and explain legal issues so that clients could make informed decisions. Respondent charged unreasonable fees in some cases, violating Colo. RPC 1.15(a), and failed to notify clients of potential conflicts, violating Colo. RPC 1.7(a) and (b). Respondent was ordered to pay the costs of this proceeding and comply with other conditions.