Legal Opinion
In Re Harrison
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 26, 1983No. M-128-82PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
The Board on Professional Responsibility recommended a year and a day suspension of respondent Harrison for the commingling and misappropriation of client funds. We hold that the Board’s finding that Harrison had misused his client’s funds in violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility is supported by the record and adopt the recommended sanction of a year and a day.
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On October 12, 1979, E. David Harrison, an attorney who specializes in real estate transactions, and his client, Mr. Hart, endorsed a check received in settlement of a personal injury matter Harrison…
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