Legal Opinion
In re Stephen T.Yelverton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 24, 2014No. 13-BG-844PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Senior Judge:
This case requires us to consider whether and how to sanction an attorney for a pattern of repetitive frivolous filings. Before us is a recommendation from the Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) that we find that respondent Stephen T. Yelverton violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1(a), 1.1(b), 3.1, and 8.4(d) in his representation of a witness in a criminal trial. The Board recommends a ninety-day suspension and imposition of a fitness requirement as a condition of reinstatement. We conclude that respondent’s actions did not violate Rules 1.1(a) or (b),…
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