Nottingham v. People.

No. 24PDJ009. 9/12/2024. Opinion Denying Readmission.

December 10, 2024

Following a readmission hearing, a hearing board denied Dana Kirk Nottingham (former attorney registration number 31944) readmission to the practice of law in Colorado under CRCP 242.39. Nottingham may not again petition for readmission until at least two years after the date of the hearing board’s opinion.

In July 2015, Nottingham was disbarred after he failed to pursue four clients’ cases and failed to communicate with them about their matters. In addition, Nottingham knowingly converted three clients’ funds, and he did not abide by his agreement with one of those clients to repay the client after the client sued Nottingham in small claims court. Nottingham then disobeyed that court’s order that he return the client’s file. Finally, Nottingham did not participate in his discipline case, resulting in the entry of default against him.

In 2023, before Nottingham petitioned for readmission, he passed the Colorado bar examination and the multistate professional responsibility examination. Even so, the hearing board concluded that readmission was not appropriate because Nottingham otherwise failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that he is fit to practice law and that he is rehabilitated from his misconduct.