IN RE: Sharon L. GORDON (2022)

ORDER OF DISBARMENT

On December 22, 2021, the court temporarily suspended the law license of Sharon L. Gordon as a result of her August 2, 2021 conviction of possession of drug cultivation paraphernalia, a severity level 5 felony in violation of K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5709(b)(1), (e)(2)(A). Gordon's conviction also prompted the filing of a disciplinary complaint by the Disciplinary Administrator. See Supreme Court Rule 219(g) (2022 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 273). That disciplinary complaint remains pending.

In a letter signed January 4, 2022, Gordon voluntarily surrendered her license to practice law in Kansas pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 230 (2022 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 290).

This court finds that the surrender of Gordon's license should be accepted, orders Gordon disbarred from the practice of law pursuant to Rule 230(b), and revokes Gordon's license and privilege to practice law in Kansas.

The court further orders the Office of Judicial Administration to strike the name of Sharon L. Gordon from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas effective the date of this order.

The court notes that under Rule 230(b)(1)(C), any pending board proceeding or case terminates effective the date of this order. The Disciplinary Administrator may direct an investigator to complete a pending investigation to preserve evidence.

Finally, the court directs that this order be published in the Kansas Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to Gordon, and that Gordon must comply with Supreme Court Rule 231 (2022 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 292).