Legal Opinion
In Re Soininen
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 25, 2001No. 99-BG-1081PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Senior Judge:
Julia A. Soininen 1 has a long standing problem with abuse of both alcohol and doctor prescribed anti-anxiety medication. In the view of the Board on Professional Responsibility, Bar Counsel, and Ms. Soin-inen, her addiction to these substances “substantially affected” the conduct which culminated in her conviction of two misdemeanors in the State of Virginia, and brings the matter to us. They all are in agreement that Soininen thus deserves the benefits of our holding in Kersey. 2 We agree.
On May 25, 1999, Soininen pled guilty to the misdemeanor offenses of theft and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re DelaneyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- In Re KerseyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- In Re McBrideDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Matter of KentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re JacobyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- In Re SoininenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- In Re ScanioDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- In re SilvaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
- In Re AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2011
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