People v. Laura Marshard. 18PDJ078. December 18, 2018. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ stipulation to reciprocal discipline and suspended Laura Marshard (attorney registration number 21345) for one month, effective December 18, 2018.
This reciprocal discipline case arose out of discipline imposed in Massachusetts. On October 22, 2018, the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County entered an order suspending Marshard for one month. This discipline was premised on Marshard’s communication with a victim who was represented by court-appointed counsel. Marshard was an assistant district attorney at the time. She did not ask for or obtain consent in a clear manner from the victim’s attorney to discuss with the victim the subject of his counsel’s representation.
Marshard’s misconduct constitutes grounds for reciprocal discipline under C.R.C.P. 251.5 and 251.21. The case file is public per C.R.C.P. 251.31.