People v. Kelly Rebecca March. 17PDJ052. July 10, 2017. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ conditional admission of misconduct and publicly censured Kelly Rebecca March (attorney registration number 41470), effective July 10, 2017. As part of the stipulation, March agrees to attend regular therapy sessions.
March was stopped by police in October 2014 and charged with speeding, failure to display proof of insurance, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence per se, and possession of an open alcohol container. She failed roadside maneuvers and was given a chemical breath test, which revealed that she had a blood alcohol level of 0.240. In April 2015, March pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. She was sentenced to ten days of monitored home detention, two years of probation, forty-eight hours of community service, alcohol education, fines, and costs. Although March failed two urine tests, she was released from criminal probation in April 2017.
March timely self-reported her conviction to disciplinary authorities. In August 2016, March entered into an agreement with disciplinary authorities in which she committed to complete monitored sobriety, mental health treatment, compliance with criminal sentencing requirements, payment of costs, and ethics school. She failed to comply with the terms of that agreement.
In this matter, March violated C.R.C.P. 251.5(b) (any criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer amounts to grounds for discipline) and Colo. RPC 8.4(b) (a lawyer shall not commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects).