Attorney Regulation.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a Conditional Admission of Misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Respondent Charles William Rasure, Jr. (Attorney Registration No. 25569) from the practice of law for a period of one year and one day, stayed upon the successful completion of a one-year period of probation, with conditions, effective May 31, 2006. In late 2001, Respondent entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with his former law partner to divide certain funds that would be received in the future. He subsequently received settlement funds subject to the Stock Purchase Agreement and used these funds for his own purposes without the authorization of his former law partner. Respondent negligently failed to keep the settlement funds separate and knowingly made false statements to his former law partner about the status of the settlement funds until May 2004. His misconduct constituted grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.15(c) and 8.4(c).