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28 Dec 2023, 7:29 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated a finding of undue influence and remanded in light of its clarification of the appropriate standard Danny Divver was a financial adviser and insurance broker whose now-deceased client, Marianne Delin, left him... [read post]
13 Aug 2015, 9:45 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals suspended an immigration attorney who had engaged in persistent neglect and lied in bar proceedings for two years. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 5:53 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals - over a dissent - affirmed a voyeurism conviction Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence established that shortly after midnight on January 6, 2015, Shirley Cartwright and her... [read post]
2 May 2019, 5:20 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended an attorney for one year with reinstatement conditioned on proof of fitness In this case, the Board on Professional Responsibility adopts the findings of its Ad Hoc Hearing Committee that respondent... [read post]
1 Aug 2018, 5:22 pm
In In re Addams, a divided en banc District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that disbarment is the required sanction for intentional or reckless misappropriation absent extraordinary circumstances. [read post]
13 May 2023, 5:01 pm
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed and reversed in part a judgment involving interpretation of an agreement between two divorcing lawyers The following facts appear to be undisputed for current purposes. [read post]
15 Apr 2017, 7:56 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a Tax Court disbarment order. [read post]
30 Jul 2015, 4:48 am
A divided United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a conviction in a criminal case where lead defense counsel took ill mid-trial and was replaced by secondary counsel who had not attended all the proceedings.... [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 8:02 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended an attorney convicted of causing the deaths of two people. [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 6:25 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the conviction of a mother tried with her son in a tax fraud conspiracy case. [read post]
31 Jan 2015, 7:06 pm
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a law firm's suit for fees. [read post]
25 Aug 2022, 6:56 am
In an opinion authored by Senior Judge John Steadman, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals disbarred one law firm partner and suspended a second partner for nine months Respondents are a married couple and the sole attorneys in their... [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 6:44 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of claims brought by a former Wiley Rein employee against the firm. [read post]
2 May 2013, 8:22 am
We reported on a March 28 decision of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals that held prospectively that, when an attorney promptly learns of a dispute over funds disbursed as legal fees, the attorney must return the funds to... [read post]
30 May 2017, 2:32 pm
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit remanded a dispute over fee-shifting in a case where a law firm that collected on student loans got sued In order to pursue a Master’s degree in Computer... [read post]
18 Oct 2018, 5:47 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals agreed with its Board on Professional Responsibility that a one-year suspension was appropriate for an attorney's false assertions in a motion to recuse a judge but rejected the Board's proposed fitness requirement. [read post]
21 May 2015, 4:31 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals stayed an order of disbarment and imposed a three-year period of probation for misconduct that included reckless or intentional misappropriation. [read post]
15 Aug 2015, 4:33 pm
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the conviction of a well-known D.C. criminal defense attorney but reversed the conviction of one of his his investigator co-defendants as a result of the prosecutor's Brady... [read post]
19 May 2018, 6:07 am
The bar discipline matter In re Seth Robbins was argued before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals last Thursday. [read post]
10 Aug 2023, 9:47 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has imposed a 30 day suspension with fitness for a former government attorney's violation of the unauthorized communication with a represented person rule on two occasions and failure to respond to Disciplinary Counsel.... [read post]
