Attorney Grievance Commission v. Bear

RODOWSKY, Judge.

In this attorney grievance matter Bar Counsel’s entire case consisted of introducing into evidence the opinion by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (the Superior Court) in Maxwell v. Gallagher, Civil Action No. 88-10687, and the opinion by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in Maxwell v. Gallagher, 709 A.2d 100 (D.C.1998). The latter affirmed that part of the judgment of the Superior Court which ordered, based on conflict of interests, rescission against two attorneys of a corporate stock issuance. The principal question presented here is whether Bar…