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2 Jun 2016, 3:34 pm
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has found that an attorney with no record of prior discipline engaged in reckless misappropriation and must be disbarred under applicable precedent. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 10:54 am
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has proposed a 60-day suspension, restitution with interest and a fitness showing of an attorney based on findings that he had mishandled a tax matter Disciplinary Counsel maintains that the record demonstrates Respondent’s Rule... [read post]
20 Feb 2016, 7:32 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found no basis to assert jurisdiction over defendants sued by Larry Klayman and his client over statements made concerning the so-called Ground Zero Mosque controversy. [read post]
30 Sep 2024, 6:13 am
The District of Columbia bar disciplinary hearing involving charges against three attorneys for election-denying litigation is scheduled to begin today. [read post]
29 Aug 2024, 7:10 am
Reckless misappropriation drew disbarment from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals In light of our conclusion that Mr. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 7:19 am
The seemingly endless saga involving former Judge Roy Pearson has ended in a discipline decision by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals The Board on Professional Responsibility (the “Board”) concluded that the respondent, Roy L. [read post]
27 Jan 2022, 7:06 am
Applying the rule articulated in its en banc decision in In re Addams, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals disbarred an attorney who had engaged in reckless misappropriation We conclude there is substantial evidence to support the Board’s finding... [read post]
11 Jul 2016, 7:00 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed a second-degree child cruelty conviction through applicable of the so-called "inherent incredibility" doctrine. [read post]
25 Sep 2014, 5:17 am
Last month, the District of Columbia ordered identical reciprocal discipline of a three-month suspension and probation in a matter from Massachusetts. [read post]
21 Nov 2015, 7:29 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has put out for comment proposed consumer-friendly amendments to the rules governing its Clients' Security Trust Fund. [read post]
13 Jun 2016, 9:36 am
An attorney convicted of a "serious crime" has been suspended on an interim basis by the District of Columbia Court of appeals. [read post]
21 Dec 2016, 8:11 am
A District of Columbia Ad Hoc Hearing Committee has rejected claims of unfairness and ineffective assistance of counsel (who withdrew from the case in mid-hearing) and recommended disbarment in a case brought against an attorney practicing in California. [read post]
12 May 2009, 5:27 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility issued a report last week recommending that David Safavian be disbarred for his conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 8:20 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recently issued a report that reflects its deeply held values. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 3:49 pm
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee proposes a 45-day suspension with automatic reinstatement for an attorney's alleged mishandling of a wrongful death case in Virginia federal court. [read post]
9 Dec 2023, 7:04 am
An order entered yesterday by the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility suggests that the long-awaited bar discipline hearing for Jeffrey Clark may be on hold a bit longer ORDER Upon consideration of Respondent’s December 4, 2023 motion captioned... [read post]
8 Dec 2022, 6:48 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has disbarred an attorney convicted of two offenses under local law The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that respondent be disbarred after he pled guilty to felony third-degree sexual abuse (force), D.C. [read post]
5 Aug 2015, 6:12 am
In contrast to the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility, the California State Bar Court Review Department holds that an attorney's four alcohol-related driving offenses involved moral turpitude and warrants a meaningful sanction of actual suspension After independently reviewing... [read post]
2 May 2018, 2:14 pm
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has issued an order of interim suspension in a reciprocal discipline case from Indiana. [read post]
9 Feb 2016, 8:54 am
The District of Columbia Disciplinary Counsel has informally admonished an attorney whose delay in prosecuting a divorce action for his client caused the estate to go to a long-estranged first wife when the client died. [read post]
