Legal Opinion
In Re Edwards
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 3, 2002No. 00-BG-552PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
The Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) recommends that respondent, Lucy Edwards, be disbarred. The proposed sanction comes after the Board’s hearing committee found, inter alia, that Edwards’ handling of client funds constituted commingling and reckless misappropriation in violation of Rule 1.15(a) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct. 1 The Board adopted the hearing committee’s findings and agreed with the hearing committee’s recommended sanction of disbarment. The matter comes before us on Ms. Edwards’ exceptions to the Board’s…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re MicheelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- In Re AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- In Re HarrisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Re PiersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- In Re GreenspanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
- In Re EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
- In re RobinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
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