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In Re Cohen

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 29, 2004No. 02-BG-863PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Senior Judge:

This case presents new questions relating to the supervisory responsibility of senior lawyers for the performance of other subordinate lawyers working under their direction in a law firm, law department, government agency, or other legal group. This matter arose when respondent’s law firm sought to register a trademark for a client. In the course of events, the two individuals interested in obtaining the registration had disagreements; the firm' — -which ended up representing both— took actions favoring one without notifying the other or safeguarding his interests.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Matter of JamesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. In Re McLainDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. In Re JacksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re OutlawDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. In Re ButterfieldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. In Re RivlinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. In re Sandy ChangDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. In re Dorrance Dickens & In re Deborah LuxenbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2017

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