Legal Opinion
In Re Austin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 2, 2004No. 02-BG-786PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ, Associate Judge:
In this disciplinary proceeding, the Board on Professional Responsibility, with one member dissenting, has recommended that Eugene T. Austin be suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months with reinstatement conditioned on proof of fitness and on the payment of full restitution to his client and to the Clients’ Security Trust Fund of the District of Columbia Bar. The Board’s recommendation is based on findings by a hearing committee that respondent engaged in improper business transactions with a client in violation of Rule 1.8(a) (prohibiting business…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Matter of SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by28 opinions
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