Legal Opinion
In Re Ryan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 29, 1996No. 94-BG-885PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
The Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) has recommended that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for four months, pay restitution to certain clients, and show proof of her fitness to resume practice before being reinstated. This recommendation is based on a record establishing numerous disciplinary violations arising from her representation of five undocumented aliens. Respondent’s main contention before this court is that the Board’s credibility determinations and sanction recommendations were not supported by substantial evidence. We find…
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