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10 Nov 2011, 5:49 am
The District of Columbia Bar has posted a notice for comments on proposed revisions to the D.C. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 5:44 am
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has taken the unusual step of recommending a more severe sanction than that proposed by the Office of Bar Counsel. [read post]
13 Nov 2016, 6:05 am
For those who have never seen an oral argument before the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility (and wish to cure this deficiency), be there this coming Thursday at 2 p.m. for the oral argument on the hearing committee... [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 4:58 am
There is a Rule in the District of Columbia that permits reinstatement of disbarred attorneys without any public notice or hearing if the petition is not opposed by Disciplinary Counsel. [read post]
1 Oct 2021, 9:52 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals accepted the consent discipline of a 60-day suspension with 30 days stayed and one year of probation for an attorney's violation of her duty of confidentiality to her client in a custody matter.... [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]
15 Aug 2023, 9:13 am
District of Columbia Disciplinary Counsel has filed a Specification of Charges that alleges, among other things, that an attorney had misappropriated substantial funds due to a client. [read post]
16 Mar 2023, 6:37 am
Enforcing its strict rule concerning sanctions for intentional or reckless misappropriation, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals converted a six months and a day Nevada suspension into a reciprocal disbarment Although respondent asserts that he was not found to... [read post]
2 May 2023, 9:03 am
The District of Columbia Disciplinary Counsel and a Respondent have submitted a Petition for Negotiated Discipline of a 30-day suspension for a false statement in an application for employment Disciplinary Counsel received a complaint dated May 6, 2022, alleging that... [read post]
8 Nov 2011, 4:52 am
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has approved a consent disposition of a six-month suspension with fitness for an attorney's neglect of two matters. [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]
26 Apr 2017, 2:31 pm
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended an informal admonition as reciprocal discipline for a sanction imposed in California. [read post]
6 Oct 2018, 4:31 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility agreed with a Hearing Committee and recommends disbarment of an attorney for ethical violations that include reckless misappropriation. [read post]
30 Jul 2024, 9:56 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit remanded a matter to resolve an issue related to a lawyer's authority to represent the client When counsel appears for a party, we presume the lawyer was authorized... [read post]
30 Jul 2024, 8:26 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recommends a one-year suspension with fitness of an attorney admitted in 1970 for misconduct in an immigration matter. [read post]
31 Aug 2023, 6:55 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has issued its opinion explaining the reasons for disqualifying a candidate for the local Attorney General election for failure to meet the statutory "active employed as an attorney" requirement No one disputes that... [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]
27 Apr 2020, 1:49 pm
A District of Columbia ad hoc hearing committee has approved a consent disposition of a matter referred to the disciplinary system as a result of a criminal conviction. [read post]
23 Oct 2020, 5:16 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility held an oral argument yesterday in a matter involving allegations that two Assistant United States Attorneys violated their ethical obligation of disclosure to the defense. [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]
