In the Matter of Bryan Todd Adamson

On Oct. 18, 2017, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed a default judgment of suspension against Ivins, UT attorney, Bryan Todd Adamson, 48, State Bar of Texas Card No. 24004522. On March 29, 2016, by agreement Mr. Adamson was suspended from the practice of law by the Fifth Judicial District Court of Washington County, State of Utah in a matter styled, In the Matter of the Discipline of: Bryan T. Adamson, #11982, Respondent for violations of the following Utah Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.1 (failure to provide competent representation to a client); 1.15(d) (failure to promptly notify the client or third person upon receipt of funds or other property in which a client or third person has an interest); 1.16(d) (failure to protect a client’s interests upon termination of representation); 1.2(a) (failure to abide by a client's decisions concerning the objectives of representation); 1.4(b) (failure to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions regarding the representation); and 1.5(a) (making an agreement for, charging or collecting an unreasonable fee or an unreasonable amount for expenses). Although properly served and noticed, Adamson did not answer or appear. He is suspended from the practice of law for one year, beginning Oct. 18, 2017 and ending Oct. 17, 2018. BODA cause number 59098.