In re Clarke

ORDER

Before this division of the court is the report and recommendation of an Ad Hoc Hearing Committee recommending approval of a petition for negotiated attorney discipline. See D.C. Bar R. XI, § 12.1. According to the petition jointly filed by respondent, Dennis P. Clarke, and Bar Counsel, on February 11, 2011, respondent stipulated to inflating billable rates for associate attorneys and paralegals that provided legal services to an individual client.1 Respondent mitigated his conduct by taking full responsibility, demonstrating remorse, self-reporting the conduct, and fully cooperating…