Legal Opinion
In Re Belli
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 2001No. 99-BG-1625PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM;
Respondent was suspended from the practice of law in California, with a portion of the suspension stayed in favor of probation. The discipline stemmed from respondent’s conversion to his own use of money from an oral trust established by his father (Melvin Belli, Sr.) on behalf of respondent and his then-minor sister. Respondent had been made trustee and administrator of the trust. His misappropriation of the funds was stipulated in California to have resulted from “gross negligen[ce].” In keeping with the California discipline, the Board recommends that respondent (1) be suspended…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re GoldsboroughDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Matter of VelasquezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re CooperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re ConfidentialDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re ReedDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- In Re HaasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- In re BauerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007