In re Haupt

Petitioner was admitted to the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars in 1973. Thereafter, he was the subject of several disciplinary proceedings1 until ultimately, in 1982, this court disbarred petitioner from the practice of law. In re Haupt, 444 A.2d 317 (D.C.1982) (per curiam) (Haupt IV).

On December 23, 1998 petitioner filed his sixth petition for reinstatement.2 After an extensive hearing, a unanimous Hearing Committee in a twenty-nine page report rejected the petition on the grounds that petitioner had failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he satisfied the five criteria…