Legal Opinion
In Re Ontell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 1991No. 89-951PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
The Board on Professional Responsibility agrees with two separate Hearing Committees that respondent, in two unrelated cases, had neglected legal matters, DR 6-101(A)(3), and made misrepresentations to his clients, DR 1-102(A)(4). The Board recommends that we suspend respondent from practicing law for thirty days. Respondent raises three issues on appeal: (1) one Hearing Committee erred in ignoring his motion to dismiss; (2) the other Hearing Committee’s Report and Recommendation is void because only two of the three members signed it; and (3) the recommended sanction…
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