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This reciprocal discipline case arose from discipline imposed on William Magee in Louisiana, according to a disciplinary opinion.
In January 2024, the Louisiana Supreme Court publicly censured Magee. His discipline in Louisiana was based on his conduct in directing his legal assistant to send a settlement counteroffer to an opposing counsel five days after Magee’s suspension from the practice of law took effect in February 2019, constituting the unauthorized practice of law.
The Louisiana Supreme Court concluded that Magee should be publicly censured rather than suspended after it determined that the delayed proceeding had prejudiced Magee’s ability to seek reinstatement from his suspension.
Through this conduct, Magee engaged in conduct constituting grounds for reciprocal discipline, which calls for the imposition of the same discipline as that imposed in Louisiana.
The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ stipulation and imposed reciprocal discipline, public censuring Magee. His public censure took effect on Aug. 8, and he remains under an order of suspension in Colorado based on reciprocal discipline imposed in 2019.