Washington v. Adams

Docket No. 82210-7 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60401-5)  Facts: Petitioner Coryell Adams was convicted of possession of cocaine in the Superior Court for King County following a trial in which evidence derived from a search of his automobile occasioned by an outstanding warrant for his arrest for driving with a revoked driver’s license that revealed cocaine in the vehicle’s center console was admitted. Continue reading

In re disciplinary proceeding against Botimer

Docket No. 200,625-6 (from WSBA Case No. 23805)  Facts: Respondent Washington State Bar Association conducted disciplinary proceedings against petitioner attorney Larry Botimer for violating Wash. Rules of Prof. Conduct 1.6, 1.7(b), and 1.9(b). Botimer was charged with the violations in the representation of and legal services provided to a client, including the failure to obtain informed consent in writing to a conflict of interest and improper disclosure of client confidences. Botimer never disputed the fact of not obtaining consent for multiple representation. Continue reading