Legal Opinion
In Re Thompson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 14, 1990No. 89-952PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
In this disciplinary proceeding, the primary charge brought against respondent by Bar Counsel, and found to have been established by both a Hearing Committee and the Board on Professional Responsibility (the Board), is that respondent engaged in dishonest misappropriation of a client’s funds in violation of DR 1-102(A)(4). 1 The principal issue before us is how much weight properly may be given to an attorney’s failure to come forward with a satisfactory explanation for the usé of client funds when it has been shown by clear and convincing evidence that the attorney…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re RebackDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re KerseyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- In Re HarrisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In Re AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- In Re PiersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- In Re PelsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- In Re IngramDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re StanbackDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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