Legal Opinion
In Re Schlemmer
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 8, 2004No. 02-BG-1450PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Associate Judge:
We review a Report and Recommendation by the Board on Professional Responsibility (the “Board”) that Respondent Donald L. Schlemmer (“Respondent”) be publicly censured for violating disciplinary rules 1.3(a) and 1.4(a). Although Respondent does not challenge the Board’s findings of fact, he has noted an exception to the Board’s recommended sanction, arguing that an informal admonition is more appropriate than public censure given the circumstances in this case. Because the Board’s recommended sanction appears to be inconsistent with sanctions that have been imposed…
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