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19 Nov 2016, 5:24 am
A recent report of the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility highlights the distinct role that the volunteer system of adjudication plays in its interactions with Disciplinary Counsel. [read post]
5 Oct 2023, 7:27 am
Kudos to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for rejecting the position of the Board on Professional Responsibility and accepting a negotiated consent sanction This appeal concerns a petition for negotiated discipline that involves misconduct that may merit a... [read post]
28 Oct 2017, 6:55 am
An attorney who was disbarred on consent in the District of Columbia and Maryland was reciprcally disbarred by the New Jersey Supreme Court. [read post]
12 Jun 2015, 3:41 am
There appears to be a recent trend toward the approval of consent dispositions in the District of Columbia. [read post]
31 Oct 2017, 2:09 pm
A report and recommendation for disbarment of an Ad Hoc Hearing Committee in the District of Columbia The essence of this case is allegations that Respondent Leicester B. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 8:46 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals rejected a plea for probation rather than suspension in a bar discipline matter. [read post]
24 Mar 2009, 9:00 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today affirmed a verdict against Allen Iverson for injuries caused when his bodyguard attacked the plaintiff in a brawl that had erupted at Eyebar, a Washington, D.C. nightclub.... [read post]
21 Sep 2020, 8:24 am
A potentially significant bar discipline matter involving entrusted funds will be argued this Wednesday in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. [read post]
25 Oct 2018, 6:52 am
In the District of Columbia, the maximum sanction that can be imposed on an unethical attorney is disbarment, which in functional effect is a five-year suspension with fitness. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 6:30 am
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has recommended that a petition for reinstatement be denied: Petitioner was convicted of crimes that strike at the very integrity of the legal profession and judicial system. [read post]
14 Dec 2017, 5:44 am
In the District of Columbia, intentional or reckless misappropriation leads to disbarment as night follows day. [read post]
18 Jan 2018, 5:24 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has accepted the consent disbarment of a former city councilman Harold E. [read post]
28 Jul 2019, 11:39 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility found that a censure had not cured shortcomings with respect to entrusted funds This case is unusual in a number of respects. [read post]
16 May 2018, 4:02 am
If everything that is wrong with the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility could be distilled to its essence in 10 pages, it would bear a striking resemblance to a report filed the other day in the case of... [read post]
3 Sep 2021, 6:23 am
A decision issued yesterday by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals disbarred a convicted attorney but - because the case was not contested - did not opine on a proposed new procedure adopted below for the more efficient handling... [read post]
23 Sep 2020, 12:35 pm
A consent disposition was approved by the two attorneys members of an Ad Hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee. [read post]
8 Oct 2020, 3:49 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility proposes a 60-day suspension with fitness for misconduct in a tax matter Respondent is, by all accounts, an experienced tax practitioner. [read post]
7 Jul 2015, 11:18 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims brought by a lawyer seeking employment with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts While residing in Kentucky, Malla Pollack applied for... [read post]
5 Dec 2016, 11:28 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility has raised the sanction from a proposed informal admonition to a board reprimand of a former Amtrak associate general counsel for litigation who backdated three documents Respondent Marylin Jenkins is charged with... [read post]
11 Apr 2023, 6:00 am
For a second time, the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that the Court reject a proposed consent sanction in a matter where the balance of a trust account fell below the required amount due to an accounting... [read post]
