In Re Giles

The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that respondent be suspended for thirty days and required to prove fitness as a condition of reinstatement. The recommendation stems from findings by a hearing committee, accepted by the Board, that respondent had violated D.C. Bar R. XI, § 2(b)(3) (failure to comply with an order of the Board) and Rule 8.4(d) of the Rules of Professional Conduct (conduct seriously interfering with the administration of justice). The charges were based upon respondent’s persistent failure to cooperate with Bar Counsel in an investigation of respondent’s…