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3 Feb 2022, 7:39 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals remanded a fee request of a court-appointed guardian that had been denied by the trial court. [read post]
25 Mar 2014, 8:48 am by Legal Profession Prof
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 Dec 2023, 7:29 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated a finding of undue influence and remanded in light of its clarification of the appropriate standard Danny Divver was a financial adviser and insurance broker whose now-deceased client, Marianne Delin, left him... [read post]
13 Aug 2015, 9:45 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals suspended an immigration attorney who had engaged in persistent neglect and lied in bar proceedings for two years. [read post]
8 Mar 2018, 5:53 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals - over a dissent - affirmed a voyeurism conviction Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence established that shortly after midnight on January 6, 2015, Shirley Cartwright and her... [read post]
2 May 2019, 5:20 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended an attorney for one year with reinstatement conditioned on proof of fitness In this case, the Board on Professional Responsibility adopts the findings of its Ad Hoc Hearing Committee that respondent... [read post]
15 Sep 2018, 9:48 am by Legal Profession Prof
When a member of the District of Columbia Bar pleads guilty to or is adjudicated guilty of a crime, the following provisions of D.C. [read post]
1 Aug 2018, 5:22 pm by Legal Profession Prof
In In re Addams, a divided en banc District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that disbarment is the required sanction for intentional or reckless misappropriation absent extraordinary circumstances. [read post]
7 Nov 2018, 3:56 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility concludes that a sex offense inherently involves moral turpitude and merits disbarment. [read post]
31 Jul 2017, 3:16 pm by Legal Profession Prof
What may be the longest and strangest tale in the long strange trip of the District of Columbia disciplinary system may be nearing an end with the release of the report of a fractured Board on Professional Responsibility in In... [read post]
13 May 2023, 5:01 pm by Legal Profession Prof
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]
15 Apr 2017, 7:56 am by Legal Profession Prof
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a Tax Court disbarment order. [read post]
30 Jul 2015, 4:48 am by Legal Profession Prof
A divided United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a conviction in a criminal case where lead defense counsel took ill mid-trial and was replaced by secondary counsel who had not attended all the proceedings.... [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 8:02 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended an attorney convicted of causing the deaths of two people. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 2:31 pm by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended an informal admonition as reciprocal discipline for a sanction imposed in California. [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 6:25 am by Legal Profession Prof
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]
10 Sep 2015, 4:59 am by Legal Profession Prof
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has summarily reinstated an attorney disbarred in D.C. and Maryland as a result of a misprison of felony conviction. [read post]
29 Sep 2019, 4:16 am by Legal Profession Prof
The single best feature of membership in the District of Columbia Bar is the absence of any continuing legal education (CLE) obligations. [read post]
31 Jan 2015, 7:06 pm by Legal Profession Prof
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a law firm's suit for fees. [read post]