Legal Opinion
In Re Bettis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 5, 2004No. 02-BG-1285PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
The Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) has recommended that respondent, Bernard Bettis, be publicly censured for violating Rules 1.5(c) (failure to put contingency fee agreement in writing), 1.15(b) (failure to notify and deliver funds to third-party claimant) and 1.17(a) (failure to designate trust or escrow account) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct. Bar Counsel noted an exception to the sanction recommended by the Board, arguing that respondent’s disciplinary history required a thirty-day suspension with a fitness review.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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