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18 Oct 2019, 12:12 pm
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals declined to order the fitness requirement proposed by its Board on Professional Responsibility and suspended an attorney for one year with automatic reinstatement The Office of Disciplinary Counsel (known until 2015 as the... [read post]
24 Jul 2018, 4:00 pm
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recently adopted a hearing committee report proposing a one-year suspension with fitness for an attorney's mishandling of a series of petitions filed on behalf of a married couple in United States Tax... [read post]
5 Aug 2016, 7:27 am
A stayed suspension and probation imposed by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals translated into a reciprocal public censure from the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department. [read post]
25 Jun 2015, 7:43 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of claims brought against a law firm that had represented a co-worker of the plaintiff. [read post]
7 Apr 2016, 5:11 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has reversed a plaintiff's judgment in a loss of contractual opportunity suit, holding that the plaintiff was a public figure and that the allegedly defamatory statements at issue were protected by the First... [read post]
27 Aug 2019, 4:20 pm
Normally a District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recommendation to accept a consent disbarment would merit no mention. [read post]
19 Nov 2009, 6:01 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment to a lawyer in a legal malpractice case brought pro se by the former client. [read post]
2 Apr 2018, 6:45 am
This May will be an unusually busy bar discipline month for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals with five - count em - five such matters on the oral argument calendar. [read post]
5 Sep 2021, 5:21 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals accepted the proposed consent discipline of a one-year suspension of former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith. [read post]
28 Feb 2020, 3:21 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reduced a California disbarment to a 30-day suspension with a fitness requirement The Supreme Court of California disbarred the respondent on September 23, 2015, for defaulting in a disciplinary proceeding in which he... [read post]
4 Nov 2016, 11:48 am
A recent District of Columbia Hearing Committee report proposes a Board reprimand for misconduct that took place during an earlier disciplinary proceeding and involves allegations against an experienced counsel for accused lawyers. [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]
2 Oct 2017, 7:31 am
A majority of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the main upheld findings by the SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission found that Francis Lorenzo sent email messages to investors containing misrepresentations about... [read post]
30 Jun 2021, 3:11 pm
The District of Columbia Office of Disciplinary Counsel and Kevin Clinesmith have submitted a proposed one year suspension by consent for conduct that had led to a federal false statement conviction Disciplinary Counsel docketed this matter for investigation in December... [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]
14 Dec 2017, 5:57 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals accepted negotiated discipline in a case that took a little over a year from soup to nuts. [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]
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]
26 Mar 2024, 8:54 am
The Jeffrey Clark District of Columbia bar discipline matter is scheduled to start this morning at 9:30 am. [read post]
16 May 2024, 7:39 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals imposed a 30-day suspension with fitness based on findings of failure to maintain records, commingling and serious interference with the administration of justice. [read post]
