Legal Opinion
In re Catherine E. Abbey
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 2017No. 16-BG-700PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reid, Senior Judge:
In its Report and Recommendation, dated July 12,2016, the Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that respondent, Catherine E. Abbey, be disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia because of clear and convincing evidence that she (1) engaged in reckless misappropriation of entrusted funds, in violation of Rule 1.15 (a) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct, and (2) failed to promptly notify and/or deliver the funds to the third parties entitled to receive them, in violation of Rule 1.15 (c). 1 Ms. Abbey’s main argument…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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