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26 Oct 2017, 5:56 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has reinstated with conditions an attorney suspended with fitness The attorney's disciplinary record As the Hearing Committee found, the foregoing instances of misconduct “involved a consistent pattern of neglect, including the failure to... [read post]
20 Jul 2016, 7:24 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has held that the Blue Book manual for federal prosecutors is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. [read post]
12 Jan 2015, 6:11 am
Back when the District of Columbia was considering a rule revision to permit Bar Counsel to negotiate consent disposition in cases other than consent to disbarment, the bleating mantra of the Bar Insiders on the study committee (personified by former... [read post]
19 Nov 2018, 4:05 am
A District of Columbia Ad Hoc Hearing Committee addresses the ethical implications of advanced fees in an attorney's handling of two immigration matters and recommends the disbarment of the attorney. [read post]
23 Aug 2018, 5:23 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals imposed reciprocal disbarment of an attorney sanctioned in California. [read post]
12 Dec 2017, 12:50 pm
An Ad Hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee correctly decried the sorry state of default procedures in bar discipline matters and, in my view, articulated a truth about a defective process that does nothing but delay proceedings and fails to... [read post]
17 Aug 2017, 4:54 am
Bravo to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for efficiently disbarring an attorney who had not excepted to a disbarment recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility. [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 7:15 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has resolved a matter with as tortured a history as any in the long and tortured history of the bar disciplinary system. [read post]
8 Nov 2016, 8:08 am
The Legal Ethics Committee of the District of Columbia Bar has just issued two opinions on social media use. [read post]
28 Apr 2017, 1:08 pm
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee proposes a three-year suspension with fitness - not disbarment - for a truly horrific course of unethical conduct in failing to prosecute a medical malpractice/wrongful death case. [read post]
7 Jul 2017, 3:07 am
When the American Bar Association promulgated the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the District of Columbia Bar responded with a version that departed in a number of significant ways from the ABA Model. [read post]
21 Nov 2013, 6:34 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has ordered disbarment of an attorney convicted of obstruction of justice and other offenses. [read post]
17 Aug 2023, 6:45 am
The long awaited (argued June 25, 2020) decision in In re Wilde was issued today by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. [read post]
14 Apr 2017, 5:33 am
An Ad Hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee recommends a 90-day suspension for an attorney of 40 years experience who seriously mishandled a civil claim and did not cover himself with glory in his defense to the disciplinary charges Romeo... [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 6:44 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of claims brought by a former Wiley Rein employee against the firm. [read post]
18 Oct 2018, 5:47 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals agreed with its Board on Professional Responsibility that a one-year suspension was appropriate for an attorney's false assertions in a motion to recuse a judge but rejected the Board's proposed fitness requirement. [read post]
24 Mar 2014, 8:03 am
An attorney admitted in both Maryland and the District of Columbia was suspended in D.C. as a result of his claim that he suffered from a mental illness that made him unable to defend bar charges. [read post]
5 Jul 2011, 8:51 am
A relatively recent amendment to District of Columbia Court of Appeals Rule XI (governing bar discipline) allows for a streamlined reinstatement process where Bar Counsel does not object to the attorney's petition. [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]
19 Dec 2016, 9:01 am
An Ad Hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee has recommended a suspension of 18 months and fitness of a former SEC attorney who is engaged in private practice. [read post]
