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14 Nov 2016, 6:32 pm
A recent report of the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility is notable in a number of respects. [read post]
23 May 2017, 7:17 am
An attorney was reprimanded by the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility for violating his duty of confidentiality to one client in the course of representing another The Board agrees with the Hearing Committee that a Board reprimand is... [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]
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]
31 Dec 2014, 2:03 pm
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility has reached the rather unsurprizing conclusion that a conviction for attempt to commit murder is a crime that inherently involves moral turpitude Respondent was convicted of attempted murder, in violation of C.G.S.... [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]
29 Jun 2017, 4:21 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals agreed with the Board of Professional Responsibility that an informal admonition was the appropriate sanction for a criminal conviction. [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]
11 May 2012, 7:11 am
An attorney who was disbarred in Maryland in 2010 also is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. [read post]
3 Sep 2015, 9:09 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals rejected a claim by Constantine Cannon LLP that its lease for office space was invalid Appellee Mullen Management Company, Inc., is a Delaware corporation that owns and leases an office building near McPherson... [read post]
29 Dec 2016, 5:49 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that a remand of a manslaughter while armed conviction was required in light of juror non-disclosure allegations. [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]
16 Apr 2020, 4:47 am
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has recommended disbarment of an attorney based on findings of misappropriation and dishonesty. [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]
4 Nov 2021, 7:25 am
An important - and welcome - decision by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals approves a negotiated sanction in a case involving misappropriation of entrusted funds Respondent Paul T. [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]
30 Mar 2009, 7:25 am
The Legal Ethics Committee of the District of Columbia Bar opines as follows: A lawyer may accept credit cards from a client for payment of fees, including unearned fees (commonly referred to as a retainer or advance fees), so long... [read post]
5 Aug 2013, 1:12 pm
The lawyers of the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility have rich imaginations. [read post]
14 Dec 2022, 8:35 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility found that an attorney had engaged in reckless misappropriation of an advance fee and must be disbarred. [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]
