Legal Opinion
Matter of Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1988No. 85-902PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
541 A.2d 1276 (1988)
In the Matter of Melvin WASHINGTON, Respondent.
No. 85-902.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Submitted February 19, 1988.
Decided May 4, 1988.
Before FERREN, BELSON and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.
2Per curiam
Before us is a recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility that respondent be suspended for three years. We think this sanction insufficient. The record shows a persistent pattern of violation of the most basic requirements of the attorney-client relationship. No responsibility of our attorney disciplinary system is more fundamental than protecting the public…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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