In Re Shmuckler

The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that respondent Howard R. Shmuckler be disbarred pursuant to D.C.Code § ll-2503(a) (2001), because he was convicted of bankruptcy fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 152(1) and (2) by the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Bar Counsel has taken no exception to the-Board’s report. Respondent’s opposition challenges the underlying facts that led to the bankruptcy fraud conviction, but does not dispute the fact that he was convicted. Since bankruptcy fraud is a crime that inherently involves moral turpitude,…