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30 Sep 2009, 12:08 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] on Tuesday upheld [opinion, PDF] a mandatory anthrax vaccination program [official website] for some members of the military. [read post]
11 Mar 2008, 11:55 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday granted [PDF text] a request [JURIST report] filed by former USA Today reporter Toni Locy [profile] to block a daily contempt of court fine while Locy appeals the district court decision to impose sanctions against her for refusing to disclose government sources who provided information about former US Army [read post]
30 Sep 2016, 7:14 am
A criminal conviction was affirmed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals In this appeal, appellant James Blackmon claims that he is entitled to reversal of his convictions and a new trial because his appointed counsel had a continuing... [read post]
7 Jun 2012, 6:34 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has imposed reciprocal discipline of a two year suspension with all but 120 days stayed in a matter involving noted attorney and author Pierce O'Donnell. [read post]
2 Apr 2015, 4:26 am
A 90-day suspension with fitness was imposed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for an unauthorized communication with a represented party and dishonesty the Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) recommended that respondent be suspended for a period of... [read post]
5 1/2 Year D.C. Bar Counsel "Investigation" Leads to Probation That Need Not Be Disclosed To Clients
14 Jul 2016, 4:59 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ordered a stayed suspension of 30 days with probationary conditions of an attorney who had breached the duty of confidentiality and engaged in related violations. [read post]
5 Jun 2019, 7:32 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended an attorney based on his criminal conviction per the Bar's web page LeFande was suspended on an interim basis based upon conviction of a serious crime. [read post]
5 Apr 2018, 5:53 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed the criminal contempt conviction of an alleged unauthorized practitioner of the law Over thirty years ago, in 1986, appellant Benoit Brookens was found guilty of criminal contempt based on his unauthorized practice... [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 5:53 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that a flat fee paid to a lawyer remains the property of the client until it is earned, unless the client gives informed consent that permits the lawyer to take the... [read post]
29 Nov 2012, 7:16 am
In a display of efficiency all too uncommon in the D.C. bar disciplinary system, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals imposed reciprocal discipline in seven matters without referring a single one to the Board on Professional Responsibility ("BPR"). [read post]
31 Oct 2017, 7:38 am
A decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Over two decades ago, the Department of Justice sent a proposed termination letter to one of its Assistant United States Attorneys (“the Assistant”) working in... [read post]
9 Apr 2015, 7:33 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that a criminal prosecutor violated ethical obligations of disclosure under Rule 3.8 but nonetheless concluded that no discipline should be imposed. [read post]
28 Feb 2020, 8:23 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals will hear oral argument on April 9 in a bar discipline matter that will have (I believe) one unique feature - both Disciplinary Counsel and counsel for the Respondent are former chairs of... [read post]
2 May 2019, 5:39 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals devoted a day to bar discipline, issuing six opinions that include accepting an 18-month consent discipline and a number of reciprocal discipline matters . [read post]
3 Aug 2023, 6:45 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has imposed a six-month suspension of an attorney The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that we suspend respondent Benjamin M. [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 7:15 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has resolved a matter with as tortured a history as any in the long and tortured history of the bar disciplinary system. [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 10:34 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has affirmed an order to arbitrate a dispute between a former partner of K &L Gates and the firm. [read post]
27 Mar 2018, 10:59 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Benghazi- inspired litigation Sean Smith and Tyrone Woods tragically perished in the September 11, 2012, attacks on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya. [read post]
29 Dec 2021, 6:58 am
A decision issued today by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit When Charles Erwin, a commercial airline pilot with a diagnosed alcohol dependence, tested positive for alcohol, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) withdrew his... [read post]
25 Mar 2021, 7:03 am
An unusual decision of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals accepted an attorney's consent to disbarment despite the undeniable fact that he had not formally consented to disbarment but had emailed the following to Disciplinary Counsel in April 2017... [read post]
