Attorney Rafael Padilla of Albuquerque, NM; moronic slacker

The state of New Mexico presented Rafael Padilla with a law license in 1983 after he graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law.

The New Mexico Disciplinary Board found Rafael guilty of the following misconduct.

• Failed to provide competence representation (moron)
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Appellate court tossed client’s criminal conviction finding that Rafael guilty of providing ineffective assistance of counsel and granted the client a new trial
• Failed to investigate potentially exculpatory evidence that the alleged victim had accused her stepfather of similar abuse and then recanted her allegations

As one would suspect this wasn’t Rafael’s First bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree. He previously received a complimentary censure for engaging in a variety of misconduct.

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Mexico Supreme Court punished Rafael by gifting him with a complimentary 1-year suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. October 2020), Rafael practices with the Padilla Law Firm at 801 Marquette Avenue NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico.