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12 Mar 2015, 6:20 am by Legal Profession Prof
In an unusual summary order, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals imposed a six-month suspension of an attorney for negligent misappropriation. [read post]
26 Oct 2017, 5:56 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has reinstated with conditions an attorney suspended with fitness The attorney's disciplinary record As the Hearing Committee found, the foregoing instances of misconduct “involved a consistent pattern of neglect, including the failure to... [read post]
22 Jul 2017, 3:22 pm by Legal Profession Prof
A divided United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld an interpretation of the airplane smoking ban prohibiting inflight use of electronic cigarettes. [read post]
9 Jun 2022, 10:37 am by Legal Profession Prof
"Flagrant dishonesty" merits disbarment, according to an opinion issued today by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 6:24 am by Legal Profession
In a 48 page opinion, a division of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals has disbarred former federal prosecutor G. [read post]
24 Dec 2014, 8:18 am by Legal Profession Prof
A 30-day suspension with fitness has been imposed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals based on findings that the attorney violated Rules 3.1 and 8.4(d) through a pattern of baseless and frivolous litigation. [read post]
20 Jul 2016, 7:24 am by Legal Profession Prof
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has held that the Blue Book manual for federal prosecutors is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. [read post]
2 Jan 2020, 7:20 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals gets the New Year off with a good start by adopting a recommendation for negotiated discipline In this disciplinary matter, the Ad Hoc Hearing Committee (the Committee) recommends approval of a petition for... [read post]
6 Dec 2023, 12:08 pm by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended a convicted attorney on an interim basis pending final action In re John M. [read post]
26 Apr 2018, 4:04 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has disbarred an attorney In this case, the Board on Professional Responsibility concurred with the Ad Hoc Hearing Committee’s findings and recommended discipline. [read post]
24 Mar 2016, 8:52 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment to St. [read post]
9 Aug 2017, 11:09 am by Legal Profession Prof
A decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted the recusal of a judge in the case arising from the September 11 attacks Petitioner Khalid Shaikh Mohammad is a detainee at Guantanamo Bay,... [read post]
12 May 2015, 7:39 am by Legal Profession Prof
A former colleague brought to my attention this footnote in a 2005 District of Columbia Court of Appeals opinion that had rejected an attorney's claims based on a three-year delay in the filing of the hearing committee report Although we... [read post]
13 Jul 2015, 5:33 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility has approved and forwarded to the Court of Appeals a consent disbarment of an attorney Law360 had this story on the attorney's problems with the SEC A D.C. [read post]
1 May 2015, 5:22 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals will face a formidable task in reviewing the execrable Worst Report in its disciplinary history when it hears oral argument on June 3, 2015 in the case of In re Szymkovicz et al.... [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 5:23 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has imposed identical discipline based on sanctions ordered in Texas On consideration of the two separate certified orders from the state of Texas wherein respondent admitted that in one case he threatened a... [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 5:40 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals imposed disbarment in a reciprocal discipline matter from Virginia, which had suspended the attorney for a year and a day. [read post]
7 Mar 2024, 7:24 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ordered a 60-day suspension with reinstatement conditioned on proof of fitness of an attorney admitted in 1979 for misconduct found in representing a client in a New York sales tax matter Mr.... [read post]
18 Oct 2019, 12:12 pm by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals declined to order the fitness requirement proposed by its Board on Professional Responsibility and suspended an attorney for one year with automatic reinstatement The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (known until 2015 as the... [read post]
25 Jun 2015, 7:43 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of claims brought against a law firm that had represented a co-worker of the plaintiff. [read post]