Legal Opinion
In Re Goffe
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1994No. 90-BG-888PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Per curiam
Before us is a case of conduct by a member of our Bar that involves not only a pattern of dishonesty and lying but blatant fabrication and creation of evidence. The Hearing Committee recommended a suspension of three years with a fitness requirement, 1 noting that if it felt free to do so under existing precedent, it would have recommended disbarment. The Board on Professional Responsibility, apparently deeming itself restricted by In re Hutchinson, 534 A.2d 919 (D.C.1987) (en bane) (one-year suspension for lying under oath to Securities and Exchange Commission), has recommended a one-year…
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