In the Matter of Jose Marcos Perales-Piña
On July 29, 2019, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed a judgment of partially probated suspension against El Paso attorney Jose Marcos Perales-Piña, 41, State Bar of Texas Card No. 24091472. On March 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of New Mexico entered an Order suspending Perales-Piña from the practice of law for one year followed by supervised probation for six months in a matter styled, No. S-1-SC-37402, In the Matter of J. Marcos Perales Pina, an Attorney Suspended from the Practice Law Before the Courts of the State of New Mexico. The court found that Perales-Piña violated New Mexico Rules of Professional Conduct 16-101 (failing to provide competent representation to a client); 16-801 (knowingly making false statements of material facts in connection with a disciplinary matter); 16-804(D) (engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice); and, 16-804(C) (engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, deceit, or misrepresentation). Perales-Piña is suspended from the practice of law in Texas beginning July 29, 2019 and ending July 28, 2020, followed by a probated six-month suspension. BODA case no. 62036.