In re Chavez

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS Bar Docket No. 14646 In the Matter of BART ANDREW CHAVEZ, Petitioner. ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT On December 16, 2014, the court accepted Chavez' voluntary surrender of his license and disbarred Chavez from the practice of law in Kansas. In re Chavez, 301 Kan. 87, 339 P.3d 392 (2014). On August 25, 2022, Chavez filed a petition for reinstatement of his law license under Supreme Court Rule 232 (2022 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 293). Upon finding sufficient time had passed for reconsideration of the suspension, the court remanded the matter for further investigation by the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator (ODA) and a reinstatement hearing. On June 13, 2023, a hearing panel of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys conducted a hearing on Chavez' petition for reinstatement. The court has since received the record of the reinstatement proceedings and the hearing panel's Reinstatement Final Hearing Report. In that report, the hearing panel recommends that the court grant Chavez' petition for reinstatement. Upon careful review of the record, the court agrees with the hearing panel's recommendation, grants Chavez' petition, and reinstates Chavez' Kansas law license. The court orders Chavez to pay all required reinstatement and registration fees to the Office of Judicial Administration (OJA) and to complete all continuing legal education (CLE) requirements. See Supreme Court Rule 812 (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 609) (outlining CLE requirements following reinstatement). The court directs that once OJA 1 receives proof of Chavez' completion of these conditions, OJA must add Chavez' name to the roster of attorneys actively engaged in the practice of law in Kansas. The court orders the publication of this order in the official Kansas Reports and the assessment of all costs herein to Chavez. Dated this 5th day of September 2023. 2

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