Legal Opinion

In Re Benjamin

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided July 31, 1997No. 94-BG-1318PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Respondent Benjamin, a member of the bars of New York and the District of Columbia, was censured by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, for two violations of Disciplinary Rule (DR) 1-102(A)(4) of the New York Code of Professional Responsibility. In re Benjamin, 205 A.D.2d 978, 613 N.Y.S.2d 960, appeal dismissed, 84 N.Y.2d 863, 642 N.E.2d 327, 618 N.Y.S.2d 8 (1994). Upon receipt of the Third Department’s order, this court referred the matter to the Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) for a reciprocal disciplinary proceeding.…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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