Legal Opinion

In Re Garner

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 24, 1992No. 91-862, 88-SP-1330PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

This reciprocal discipline case is before us for a second time, and we need not repeat its history in detail. See In re Garner, 576 A.2d 1356 (D.C.1990) (per curiam). In brief, in 1984 Garner was suspended by New York for one year for supplying and notarizing alias names of the adoptive parents in connection with a California adoption in 1976. In New York, any suspension requires that, prior to reinstatement, the attorney must demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that he or she is rehabilitated and fit to practice law. 22 N.Y.C.R.R. § 691.11.

The only issue before us is whether to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re RebackDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. In Re HutchinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Matter of GoldbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. In Re GarnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Matter of VelasquezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re KrounerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. In Re GarnerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. In Re MarlowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995

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