Legal Opinion
Matter of Buckley
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1987No. 86-1003PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge,
Retired:
In its Report and Recommendation dated May 12, 1986, the Board on Professional Responsibility (the “Board”) unanimously agreed with the Hearing Committee’s conclusion that Respondent John R. Buckley, by commingling and misappropriating the funds of a client, violated two disciplinary rules of the Code of Professional Responsibility: DR 9-103(A) and DR 1-102(A)(4). Despite its unanimity regarding the violations committed by respondent, the Board was divided on the appropriate sanction to be imposed. A majority of the Board concurred with the Hearing Committee…
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