In the Matter of a Member of the State Bar of Arizona, Rafael Tirado, Bar No. 023025

• Judge: William J. O’Neil
• Judgement Number: 21-0146
• Decision Date: 27 April 2021
• Case Number: PDJ 2021-9016

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BEFORE THE PRESIDING DISCIPLINARYJUDGE

IN THE MATTER OF A MEMBER OF

THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA,

RAFAEL TIRADO,

Bar No. 023025

Respondent.

PDJ2021-9016

FINAL JUDGMENT AND

ORDER OF RECIPROCAL

REPRIMAND

[State Bar No. 21-0146-RC]

FILED APRIL27,2021

OnMarch 22, 2021, this officesent to Joshua D. Bender, Osborn Maledonas

attorney for Mr. Tiradoa Rule 57(b)(2) notice of the Ninth Circuit’s Order of

reprimand and probationof Mr. TiradodatedDecember 23, 2020. Each partyfiled

responses.While submittingthat reciprocal discipline is unnecessary as the Ninth’s

Circuit’s discipline is sufficient, Mr. Tirado otherwiseagrees with theidentical

discipline proposed by State Bar if reciprocal discipline is necessary.Rule 57

generally provides that the PDJ “shall impose the identical or substantially similar

discipline.”

Now Therefore,

IT IS ORDEREDunder Rule 57(b)(3), Ariz. R. Sup. Ct., Respondent

RAFAEL TIRADO, Bar No. 023025is reprimanded and placed on 12 months of

probationto run concurrent with the probation imposed in the Ninth Circuit Court of