Legal Opinion
In Re Sibley
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 2010No. 08-BG-372PublishedCited by 391 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Associate Judge:
On March 7, 2008, the Supreme Court of Florida imposed upon respondent Montgomery Blair Sibley a three-year suspension from the practice of law in that jurisdiction, with his reinstatement conditioned upon a showing of fitness. The Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) has recommended that this court impose identical reciprocal discipline as to practice in the District of Columbia. Respondent contends that the presumption in favor of identical reciprocal discipline is overcome in this case, because the proceedings in Florida did not meet the requirements…
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3Cited by391 opinions
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