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Matter of Addams

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 6, 1990No. 88-867PublishedCited by 254 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Chief Judge:

This matter was originally before the court on the Report and Recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility (the Board). The Board unanimously found that respondent Addams violated DR 9-103(A) (misappropriation) and DR 1-102(A)(4) (dishonesty) as a result of intentionally misappropriating client funds and misrepresenting the fact to his client. Four members of the Board recommended that respondent be disbarred and four members recommended that he be suspended for one year and a day. Before the court Addams contended that the record did not support the Board’s…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. In Re WilsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
  2. La. State Bar Ass'n v. HinrichsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  3. In Re RebackDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. In Re HutchinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. LucariniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by254 opinions

  1. In Re ZilberbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. In Re MicheelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. In Re AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. In Re McBrideDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. In Re VieheDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000

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