Legal Opinion
In Re Soininen
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 15, 2004No. 03-BG-771PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
The principal question in this case is whether an attorney’s voluntary and unsupervised “self-suspension” while disciplinary proceedings against her were pending warranted her reinstatement earlier than would otherwise have been appropriate. Here, the Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that respondent Julia A. Soininen receive a nunc pro tunc six-month suspension, to run from the date she filed an affidavit in which, inter alia, she disclosed her decision to suspend herself. If we were to follow the Board’s recommendation, Ms. Soininen’s suspension…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- State v. KrolSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
- In Re KerseyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- In Re GoffeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Matter of GoldbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Matter of JamesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by26 opinions
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