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12 Mar 2020, 5:25 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility proposes a public censure of an attorney - who had been subject to a lengthy disciplinary process as a consequence of a criminal conviction - for his dishonest conduct in failing to... [read post]
5 Apr 2010, 9:43 am
The District of Columbia Bar Legal Ethics Committee has recently opined on the practice by immigration attorneys of executing affidavits of support for their clients. [read post]
2 Jun 2022, 8:33 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility proposes a public censure for disclosures made by an attorney in a motion to withdraw This charged Rule violation arises out of the following representations in Respondent’s affidavit submitted in support of... [read post]
14 Jul 2015, 1:50 pm
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee recently filed a report and recommendation for misconduct in two immigration matters. [read post]
1 Aug 2013, 5:06 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended a suspension of 30 days of an Assistant United States Attorney who had failed to provide a witness statement to the defense in a case involving a drive-by shooting. [read post]
23 Jul 2018, 3:35 pm
A matter docketed for investigation in 2007 has led to a 206 page report and recommendation of an Ad Hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee. [read post]
26 Apr 2018, 4:04 am
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]
5 Apr 2018, 5:53 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed the criminal contempt conviction of an alleged unauthorized practitioner of the law Over thirty years ago, in 1986, appellant Benoit Brookens was found guilty of criminal contempt based on his unauthorized practice... [read post]
7 Oct 2021, 5:35 am
The oral argument held yesterday in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in In re Mensah is now available on the court's web page. [read post]
17 Nov 2022, 6:34 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has reversed a criminal conviction where an attorney testified against his former client. [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 7:01 am
An ad hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee has proposed a suspension of 90 days and fitness of an attorney who engaged in discussions with an elderly woman that he knew was represented in the matter under discussion - the... [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]
19 Jun 2018, 12:09 pm
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a corporate attorney-client privilege claim In 2008, a patent negotiation occurred between Boehringer (the name brand with the patent) and Barr (the generic seeking to challenge the... [read post]
17 Aug 2018, 5:11 am
The District of Columbia Office of Disciplinary Counsel has its top positions in place with the elevation of Julia Porter to Deputy Disciplinary Counsel. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 7:05 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has reversed the grant of summary judgment to three defendants in a legal malpractice case. [read post]
12 Mar 2015, 6:20 am
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]
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]
25 Mar 2014, 8:48 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility has approved and forwarded to the Court of Appeals a motion for consent disbarment of an attorney convicted of criminal conflict of interest charges. [read post]
28 Sep 2017, 5:41 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed a tampering conviction because of the exclusion of a potential juror who had expressed concern about the treatment of black men in the criminal justice system During jury selection, the trial court... [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]
