Legal Opinion
Matter of Dorsey
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 14, 1983No. 83-639PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The Board on Professional Responsibility has submitted to this court its report on attorney/respondent Joseph M. Dorsey. The Board recommends disbarment for violations of D.C.Code of Professional Responsibility Disciplinary Rules 1-102(A)(3) and (4). We accept the recommendation and order that respondent be disbarred.
In October 1981, respondent met with John L. Epps and offered to help Epps buy a four-unit apartment building. Respondent said he had made a down payment on a building on Bruce Place, S.E., but that he needed $7,000 to complete the purchase. Epps gave respondent the $7,000.…
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