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24 Dec 2009, 5:54 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has issued its decision in the litigation between Douglas Rosenthal and his former firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. [read post]
23 May 2018, 11:29 am
An Ad Hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee has covered itself in glory with a tightly-reasoned, thoroughly professional report finding that an attorney who had mishandled a Tax Court case and failed to cooperate in the ensuing bar investigation should... [read post]
7 Jun 2018, 6:47 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seeking comments concerning proposed revisions to Rule 1.2. [read post]
18 Mar 2015, 4:46 am
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility affirmed findings of misconduct but rejected an ad hoc hearing committee's proposed board reprimand. [read post]
21 Sep 2017, 5:34 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed a conviction on Fourth Amendment grounds A jury found appellant Prince Jones guilty of various offenses arising out of two alleged incidents of sexual assault and robbery at knifepoint. [read post]
27 Oct 2016, 5:07 am
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has found that an attorney intentionally misappropriated entrusted funds and recommended disbarment in In re Peter Njang. [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 7:00 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals agreed in the main with findings of the trial court that a court-appointed guardian had overbilled for services to his ward Finally, we note our serious misgivings about Gardner’s practices in this case,... [read post]
17 May 2021, 8:33 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has adopted significant amendments to its rules governing bar admission On February 10, 2021, the court sent out a notice seeking public comment as to whether the court should make those emergency amendments... [read post]
1 May 2014, 5:09 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals accepted a consent disposition in a matter involving false statements and interference with the administration of justice. [read post]
4 Sep 2014, 8:23 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has held that a suit initiated by a law firm for unpaid fees must be sent to the Bar's arbitration program on the former client's demand. [read post]
30 Aug 2018, 3:37 pm
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals imposed a sixty-day suspension of an attorney Notably a Virginia three-judge panel had reviewed the cold record of the D.C. proceeding and declared ("barely so") that no misconduct had occurred. [read post]
3 Mar 2022, 3:54 am
A District of Columbia Ad Hoc Hearing Committee got the message from a recent Court of Appeals decision and - by majority vote - held that an attorney's misappropriation of an advanced fee was "negligent" because of the attorney's ignorance... [read post]
28 Apr 2018, 11:31 am
The Disciplinary Counsel himself will argue a case next Thursday at 2 pm before the District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility where an Ad Hoc Hearing Committee proposes disbarment on multiple counts of ethics violations. [read post]
16 Mar 2018, 1:46 pm
An Ad Hoc District of Columbia Hearing Committee proposed a 60-day suspension with 30 days stayed of an attorney who engaged in ethical violations primarily after he had been discharged as counsel for a group of clients who were victims... [read post]
19 May 2022, 7:10 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has accepted a negotiated sanction for a criminal offense, agreeing that the offense did not involve moral turpitude requirement disbarment Having reviewed the Committee’s recommendation, in accordance with our procedures in uncontested disciplinary... [read post]
4 Jan 2017, 12:55 pm
The District of Columbia Disciplinary Counsel has issued an informal admonition for a former federal government attorney's revolving door ethical violation. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 6:55 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has disbarred an attorney Both the Hearing Committee and the Board recommend that we disbar Mr. [read post]
7 Jul 2016, 7:47 am
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals quietly reinstated an attorney that had been quietly disbarred on consent in 2011 after the attorney's "serious crime" conviction as part of the Jack Abramoff scandals. [read post]
28 Aug 2017, 8:29 am
In what I believe is a first-of-its kind case, a District of Columbia Hearing Committee recommends the revocation of a limited license These claims arise from Respondent’s conduct while allegedly engaging in the unauthorized practice of law by holding himself... [read post]
2 May 2016, 4:33 am
I am on record in my staunch (and futile) opposition to the District of Columbia Bar's reckless, ill-considered and insufficiently transparent decision to build an office building as a monument to itself on the backs of its dues-paying members. [read post]
