On January 31, 2024, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals issued a Judgment in the appeal filed by El Paso attorney Derek Alfonso Quinata [#24072292]. The Board affirmed the Judgment of Disbarment issued by an evidentiary panel of the District 17 Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas on April 14, 2023. The evidentiary panel found that Quinata violated Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct 1.03(a) (communication), 1.15(d) (failure to return unearned fee), 8.04(a)(7) (violation of disciplinary judgment), and 8.04(a)8) (failure to respond to grievance). On August 30, 2024, the Supreme Court of Texas dismissed Quinata’s appeal of the judgment for want of prosecution. [Case No. 24-0111]. BODA Case No. 67898.