Legal Opinion
In Re Bettis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1994No. 93-BG-736PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAGNER, Chief Judge:
Petitioner, Bernard Bettis, seeks to be reinstated as a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia, having consented to disbarment in 1984. The hearing committee which held hearings on the petition for reinstatement, the Board on Professional Responsibility (the Board), and Bar Counsel all oppose reinstatement. The Board concluded that petitioner failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that he meets the requirements for reinstatement. Two members of the Board concurred in the Board’s result, concluding that while petitioner had met his burden of proof of fitness…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- In Re RoundtreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Matter of GoldbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Re McBrideDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Luck v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- In Re RobinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- In Re ReynoldsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
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