Legal Opinion

In re Lee

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 2013No. 12-BG-1428Published

1Per curiam

The Louisiana Supreme Court in April 2012 suspended respondent Kimuel Lee from practicing law in that state for two *544years. In re Lee, 85 So.3d 74 (La.2012). The court determined that Mr. Lee committed misconduct in two unrelated matters: (1) failing to provide competent representation in a succession matter, charging and collecting an excessive fee, and failing to promptly remit funds to the heirs; and (2) notarizing his wife’s forged signature on the.bill of sale in a transaction Mr. Lee himself negotiated. See id. at 82. We now impose the same sanction.

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re SibleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. In Re ZilberbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. In Re ZdravkovichDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. In Re GarnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. In Re KennedyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988

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