Legal Opinion
In Re Osborne
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1998No. 97-BG-2073PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
The Board on Professional Responsibility (Board) recommends that respondent, Wood-ley B. Osborne, be censured for violating Rule 1.15(a) (commingling) and Rule 5.3(c)(2) (failing to supervise a non-lawyer staff member to assure compliance with ethical obligations). The Board also recommends that respondent be required to complete a course in the area of professional responsibility. No exceptions have been filed to the Board’s recommendation, and we adopt it.
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In September of 1991, respondent entered into a financial arrangement with his law firm under the terms of which he would be paid solely…
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