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Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge

People v. Vahsholtz.

No. 24PDJ090. 7/11/2025. Opinion Imposing Sanctions.

October 15, 2025

Following a sanctions hearing, the Presiding Disciplinary Judge disbarred George Robert Vahsholtz (attorney registration number 07179). The disbarment was effective on August 15, 2025.

While Vahsholtz was suspended from the practice of law, he and another lawyer entered a fee agreement to represent a client in an open criminal matter and, separately, in a criminal appeal. Respondent deposited the client’s $20,000 retainer into his business account before he performed any legal work for the client. Though the other lawyer earned $6,700 of the retainer, Vahsholtz failed to refund to the client the unearned portion of the retainer.

Through this misconduct, Vahsholtz violated Colo. RPC 1.15A(a) (a lawyer must hold client property separate from the lawyer’s own property); Colo. RPC 1.16(d) (a lawyer must protect a client’s interests when the representation terminates, including by returning unearned fees to which the client is entitled); and Colo. RPC 8.4(c) (it is professional misconduct for a lawyer to engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation).

Official Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge proceedings can be found at the Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge website.

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