Alexander R. Rothrock Appointed to the Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board
Greenwood Village, CO – May 13, 2011– Alexander R. Rothrock, a shareholder at Burns Figa & Will P.C., has been appointed to the Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Board.
"The firm is proud to announce that Supreme Court Justice Michael Bender has appointed Alexander R. Rothrock to the Court's Judicial Ethics Advisory Board. The Board consists of judges and non-judges who provide advice on ethical issues to judicial officers who request an opinion on prospective conduct," said D. Sean Velarde, Managing Director, Burns Figa & Will P.C., "There are seven board members; four are judges, one is a non-lawyer citizen, one an attorney, and one a law professor with an interest in ethics. Alec Rothrock is the sole attorney member of the Board; the purpose of which is to provide advice on ethical issues to state judges and magistrates who request a written opinion on contemplated future conduct."
Any state judge, justice, magistrate, district administrator or clerk of court (asking on behalf of a judicial officer) in Colorado is welcome to request an advisory opinion from the Board. Requests are made to any board member or to the person providing staff support to the Board, Legal Counsel to the Chief Justice.
Once a request is received, the board will consider whether to research the question and issue a public opinion regarding the propriety of the proposed conduct and ethical considerations presented. The board meets six times per year. The board generally takes approximately sixty days to issue an opinion from the time it receives a request; however, it will do its best to honor a request for an expedited opinion where exigent circumstances justify such a request.
Mr. Rothrock is author of the book, "Essays on Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct in Colorado" and a frequent lecturer on topics of legal ethics and professional conduct. He is a former chair of the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee. Mr. Rothrock's practice emphasizes legal ethics and attorney discipline defense, and the law of practicing law.
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