Legal Opinion
In Re Reed
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1996No. 95-BG-1545PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Bar Counsel charged respondent, an attorney admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, with negligent misappropriation of client funds and failing to deliver funds promptly, in violation of Rules 1.15(a) and (b) of the Rules of Professional Conduct (client property to be kept in separate account). The hearing committee concluded that respondent had engaged in misappropriation of client funds held in trust by simple negligence, and had failed to promptly pay such funds to a third party. It recommended a six-month suspension. The Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”)…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- In Re HarrisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Re HesslerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- In Re EvansDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re ChoroszejDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
- In Re AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- In Re BerrymanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- In Re EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- In Re CarlsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- In Re ChangDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
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