WYOMING SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS JACKSON ATTORNEY

CHEYENNE– The Wyoming Supreme Court has issued an order of the disciplinary suspension of Katharine E. Lovett, of Jackson, Wyoming, for a period of 120 days. The order stems from Lovett’s conduct in failing to comply with discovery requests. Lovett relied upon her client to obtain medical records and produced records far less than the records produced by medical providers at their depositions pursuant to subpoenas duces tecum. Lovett also significantly redacted the records without Court permission. Because most of the redactions were in white, opposing counsel was unaware some records were redacted until comparing them to the unredacted records provided by medical providers at their depositions. The late disclosure of complete medical records led to vacating the trial date and the imposition of an order requiring Lovett or Plaintiff to pay $23,500.00 in fees to Defendant, which was paid by Lovett. The parties’ stipulation for a 120-day suspension of Lovett’s license to practice law and implementation of several remedial measures was approved by the Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) of the Wyoming State Bar and was submitted to the Wyoming Supreme Court. In adopting the BPR’s recommendation for a 120-day suspension, the Court ordered Lovett to pay an administrative fee of $750.00 and costs in the amount of $50.00 to the Wyoming State Bar.

Order of Suspension

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