Attorney Chan Sunoo of Parker, CO; idiot, repeat offender

The state of Colorado provided Chan Michael A. Sunoo with a law license in 2007 after he graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law.

The Colorado State Bar found Chan guilty of the following misconduct.

Chan’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to provide competent representation (idiot)
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Failed to communicate with client
• Failed to ensure that nonlawyer assistant acted in manner consistent with his professional obligations
• Assisted nonlawyer in the illegal practice of law
• Failed to respond to motion to dismiss client lawsuit, which resulted in the court dismissing the case with prejudice
• After dismissing client’s case, the trial court awarded defense counsel fees of $95,000 as a sanction against Chan and his client, with $80,000 being awarded against Chan
• Failed to inform his client of the court’s dismissal of their lawsuit

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Colorado Supreme Court punished Chan by gifting him, with a complimentary 9-month suspension of his law license.

Chan’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with client
• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Failed to withdraw client representation when required to do so
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Failed to respond to motion for attorney fees and costs on client’s behalf
• After a hearing, the court granted motion for attorney fees and costs against Chan’s client
• Chan filed appeal of award of fees and costs two days late, causing the court of appeals to summarily dismiss his client’s appeal
• Client bankruptcy case dismissed due to Chan’s failure to file required documentation

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Colorado Supreme Court punished Chan by gifting him, with a complimentary 3-year suspension of his law license effective May 2020.

As we speak (ca. January 2021), Chan practices in Parker, Colorado.