Legal Opinion
In Re Bernstein
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 22, 1998No. 96-BG-1423PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
The Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) found that respondent Kenneth H. Bernstein, a member of our bar, violated five rules of professional conduct: 1.3(a) (failure to represent a client zealously and diligently), 1.3(c) (failure to act with reasonable promptness in representing a client), 1.4(a) (failure to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter), 1.4(b) (failure to explain the matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions), and 1.16(d) (failure to surrender papers and property to which…
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