Legal Opinion
In Re Fair
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 13, 2001No. 99-BG-1518PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
This bar disciplinary matter arises out of respondent’s appointment as successor personal representative and attorney for the estate of Sara Fraction, who died intestate in 1981. 1 There is little question that respondent was dilatory and negligent in carrying out her duties. The key issue before us involves her payments to herself of fees relating to the estate, a matter as to which the Board and the Hearing Committee were in sharp disagreement. Respondent first made such partial payments in 1994 totaling $6600 without prior court approval as was then required.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- In Re HutchinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Matter of HauptDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- In Re GoffeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by42 opinions
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