INTERIM SUSPENSION
On December 13, 2004, the Honorable Joseph C. Fratto, Jr., Third Judicial District Court, entered an Order of Interim Suspension Pursuant to Rule 18 of the Rules of Lawyer Discipline and Disability immediately suspending Geoffrey L. Clark from the practice of law in Utah pending final disposition of the disciplinary complaints against him.
In summary:
On November 19, 2004, criminal charges were filed against Mr. Clark on two felony counts, i.e. distribution of or arranging to distribute a controlled substance and possession and possession or use of a controlled substance (Prior). Subsequent to this, on November 20, 2004, another felony charge of making false or inconsistent statements was filed against Mr. Clark.
On March 18, 2004, Mr. Clark had been previously convicted of the criminal misdemeanor charges of interfering with a legal arrest, driving with measurable controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance without container, and driving on revocation. And, on June 21, 2004, Mr. Clark pled guilty in justice court to charges of speeding and driving on a suspended license.
Mr. Clark does not in any way admit that he has committed the crimes which are the basis of the pending criminal charges against him. However, given the totality of the circumstances, Mr. Clark did not contest the Court’s entry of the Rule 18 order.