Legal Opinion
In Re Peek
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 3, 1989No. 89-128PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This disciplinary proceeding presents two principal questions: (1) whether an attorney’s chronic depression at the time of misconduct may be used as a mitigating factor in fashioning the appropriate disposition, and (2) if so, whether the attorney’s depression may serve as the basis for imposing a period of probation, premised on mitigation, that exceeds the period of suspension from the practice of law that would otherwise be warranted. The Board on Professional Responsibility found respondent had neglected a legal matter entrusted to him, DR 6 — 101(A)(3), had…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re RebackDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re KerseyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Matter of HauptDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Matter of SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Matter of LieberDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by41 opinions
- In Re SlosbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- In Re TempleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- In Re EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- American University v. District of Columbia Commission on Human RightsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re BernsteinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
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