Legal Opinion

Matter of Dwyer

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided February 9, 1979No. DP-16-'75PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REILLY, Chief Judge, Retired:

This case is before us on a petition on The Disciplinary Board (now known as the Board of Professional Responsibility) recommending to this court that it suspend a member of the bar, John J. Dwyer, from the practice of law for a period of nine months and that reinstatement at the end of that period should not be automatic, but conditioned upon proof of repayment of some $1,210.00 to the family of Nathaniel B. Henderson, a defendant in a trial for murder in the United States District Court, whom Dwyer had represented as defense counsel in preliminary proceedings as…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Helvering v. GowranSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  5. In re AdriaansDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1907

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. In Re RoundtreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Dell v. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Matter of SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Matter of JamesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. In Re RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996

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