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In Re Butterfield

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 17, 2004No. 03-BG-578PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

The Board on Professional Responsibility, in accord with the Hearing Committee, has. found that respondent, William H. Butterfield, violated Rule 1.7(b)(1) and (2) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct when he failed to perform a conflicts check and failed to obtain written consents, or to withdraw, once he learned of the conflict. The Board recommends that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for thirty days. Two members dissented and recommended a sixty-day suspension with a requirement that respondent take three hours of continuing legal education in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re DelaneyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  2. In Re Jones-TerrellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. In Re CohenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. In Re ShayDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re EvansDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
  2. In Re WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. In Re PondsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. In Re StillwellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. In re McGannDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004

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