Legal Opinion

In re Ahaghotu

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided September 12, 2013No. 12-BG-1149PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECKWITH, Associate Judge:

Respondent Amako N.K. Ahaghotu opposes the Board on Professional Responsibility’s unanimous Report and Recommendation calling for his disbarment. Here this court confronts a set of undisputed facts branded differently by the Board and the Ad Hoc Hearing Committee, the latter of which previously received evidence in Mr. Ahaghotu’s case and instead recommended a one-year suspension with a fitness requirement. Admitting that he violated the rule against misappropriation,1 Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15(a), Mr. Ahaghotu challenges only the Board’s conclusion that he…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. In Re MicheelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. In Re BerrymanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. In Re FairDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001

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3Cited by9 opinions

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