Legal Opinion

In re Winstead

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 11, 2013No. 12-BG-506PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURNE-RIGSBY, Associate Judge:

In its order dated March 14, 2012, the Board on Professional Responsibility (the “Board”) unanimously agreed with the Ad Hoc Hearing Committee that respondent, Claudette M. Winstead, II, violated Rule 7.1(a) (false or misleading communication about lawyer’s services) and Rule 7.5(a) (using firm name, letterhead, or other professional designation that violates Rule 7.1) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct (“Rules”). The Board disagreed, however, with the Hearing Committee’s recommended sanction of a public censure and instead directed…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Dyas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. In Re HallmarkDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. In Re AbramsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. District of Columbia v. JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

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