Legal Opinion
Brookens v. Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 4, 1988No. 86-1181, 86-1182PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Chief Judge:
Benoit 0. Brookens and this court’s Committee on Unauthorized Practice each seek review, through cross-appeals, of an order by a single judge of this court in which, pursuant to D.C.App.R. 49, 1 Brookens was held in contempt for unauthorized practice of law in the District of Columbia and enjoined from engaging in similar behavior in the future.
I. Facts
At all times relevant to the events at issue here, Benoit 0. Brookens was a member of the bars of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. He has never been a member of the District of Columbia Bar. Since at least 1979, Brookens has…
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