Legal Opinion
In re Martin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 2013No. 11-BG-775PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Senior Judge:
Bar Counsel charged respondent Kenneth A. Martin with violating Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(a) by charging his client an unreasonable fee, Rules 1.15(a) and (c) for comingling funds after the client disputed the fee, Rule 1.16(d) by failing to promptly return client funds after the Attorney-Client Arbitration Board (“ACAB”) awarded the client the unreasonable portion of the fee, Rule 8.4(c) by falsely testifying that he received advice from the D.C. Bar Ethics Hotline to retain the disputed funds in his operating account, and Rule 8.4(d) by requiring the client to…
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