Legal Opinion
Matter of Banks
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1990No. 89-377PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
The Board on Professional Responsibility found that respondent Quentin W. Banks neglected a legal matter entrusted to him by his client, Estelle Stevenson, in violation of DR 6-101(A)(3) and recommended that he be suspended for 30 days. Respondent takes exception to the Board’s finding and recommended sanction on the grounds that he did not violate DR 6-101 by failing to file suit on behalf of his client before the statute of limitations had run since, he contends, suit was precluded by the D.C. Compulsory No-Fault Motor Vehicle Insurance Act of 1982. He also maintains that if a sanction is…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dimond v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Matter of KeilerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- In Re RoundtreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- In Re StantonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Matter of RussellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- In Re StowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- In Re WrightDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- In Re ColeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- In Re KarrDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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