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4 Feb 2022, 7:29 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recommends disbarment for a series of false statements concerning the Respondent's prior record of discipline in applications to renew admission to a federal court An Ad Hoc Hearing Committee (“Hearing Committee”) recommends... [read post]
26 Nov 2016, 5:09 am
A remand has been ordered by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in a case involving an attorney's entitlement to unemployment benefits Until her termination, Petitioner worked as an attorney with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). [read post]
25 Oct 2016, 6:05 pm
A District of Columbia Ad Hoc Hearing Committee has approved a consent 18-month suspension with six months stayed and probation for conduct that involved serious dishonesty over an extended period of time. [read post]
16 Nov 2020, 2:38 pm
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recommends disbarment of one attorney and a nine-month suspension with automatic reinstatement of another Disciplinary Counsel charged John F. [read post]
13 Oct 2017, 6:59 am
Michigan has imposed reciprocal disbarment based on an order of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which concluded Having found by substantial evidence that respondent Squire Padgett violated D.C. [read post]
15 Dec 2017, 7:56 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held that the FBI did not adequately search for information concerning "fake news" operations In 2007, Seattle-area Timberline High School began receiving anonymous bomb threats, which prompted daily... [read post]
17 Sep 2015, 7:06 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has remanded the case involving The Worst Hearing Committee Report in D.C. [read post]
8 Jun 2023, 8:11 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated most of the counts convicting a criminal defendant, concluding that the failure to grant habeas corpus relief had been error The performance of Dugger’s now-disbarred trial counsel, Raleigh Bynum II, fell far... [read post]
9 Feb 2022, 6:43 am
An oral argument yesterday before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals involves the Respondent attorney's exception to findings summarized on the web page of the Board on Professional Responsibility In re Deni-Antionette Mazingo-Mayronne. [read post]
9 Nov 2017, 11:58 am
An Ad Hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee approved a consent stayed suspension of 30 days for an attorney's mishandling of an immigration matter Without requiring DHS to meet its burden, he summarily conceded that Mr. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 5:55 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has approved a consent disposition and imposed a 60-day suspension of an attorney who had "inaccurately represented his status at the law form where he was employed, made a false representation on behalf... [read post]
25 Feb 2018, 5:03 pm
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has recommended a reprimand for an attorney's Rule 1.15 violations in connection with a so-called "advanced fee" for representation in a criminal appeal. [read post]
30 Nov 2015, 2:06 pm
An ad hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee has found that an attorney engaged is serious misconduct in a bankruptcy proceeding This disciplinary proceeding arises out of Leslie Silverman’s ("Respondent’s") handling of a bankruptcy matter. [read post]
22 Nov 2016, 7:00 am
The Maryland Court of Appeals has imposed reciprocal discipline based on a suspension imposed in the District of Columbia. [read post]
3 Jan 2019, 6:32 am
In a matter of first impression, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals revoked the licence of a Special Legal Consultant. [read post]
11 Apr 2018, 7:53 am
The District of Columbia Bar Legal Ethics Committee has released a new opinion A lawyer's ethical obligations to prospective clients are set forth in Rule 1.18 of the D.C. [read post]
12 Jul 2018, 5:55 am
As expected, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals side-stepped the issue of a ridiculous Board on Professional Responsibility rule and denied reinstatement Given our disposition, we need not address whether the Hearing Committee should have considered the additional unfavorable... [read post]
14 May 2019, 4:18 am
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has recommended approval of a consent disposition of a partially-stayed six month suspension for negligent misappropriation. [read post]
30 Jul 2020, 9:55 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed three rulings in a dispute between an attorney with a judgment against a former client who had declared bankruptcy. [read post]
18 Sep 2015, 7:24 am
The District of Columbia Office of Bar Counsel informally admonished an attorney who commingled funds by failing to remove an earned fee from her escrow account Because you failed to promptly remove your earned fees from your IOLTA account, you... [read post]
