Legal Opinion
In Re Micheel
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 19, 1992No. 90-SP-1363PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Bar Counsel charged respondent Richard A. Micheel with commingling funds,1 misappropriating client funds,2 and dishonesty.3 A hearing committee found, after a hearing, that Micheel was guilty of commingling and misappropriation, but not dishonesty. Concluding that the misappropriation was the result of “simple negligence but no more,” the hearing committee recommended that Micheel be suspended for two months.
The Board on Professional Responsibility accepted the hearing committee’s conclusion that Micheel had commingled and misappropriated funds,4 but did not engage in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Goldfarb v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- In Re WilsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re RebackDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re HutchinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by105 opinions
- In Re ZilberbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. GlennCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1996
- In Re GoffeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- In Re AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- In Re PiersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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