Legal Opinion
In Re Lewis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 6, 1997No. 96-BG-1013PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
The Board on Professional Responsibility found that respondent K. Duff Lewis failed to represent his client in violation of Rules 1.1(b), 1.3(a) and (b)(1), 1.16(a), and 8.4(d). The Board’s attached Report and Recommendation describes the underlying facts and proposes a thirty-day suspension and a showing of fitness for reinstatement.
Neither Bar Counsel nor respondent took exception with the Board’s recommended sanctions. Respondent does not dispute the Board’s factual findings; we adopt the sanctions. See D.C. Bar R. XI, § 9(g). We accordingly suspend respondent for thirty days and require a…
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