Legal Opinion
In Re Stiller
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1999No. 95-BG-909PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In early 1987, respondent Stiller, a member of our bar, received a legal fee of $135,-000 for the defense of a client in a federal drug case. The fee was paid in cash. He subsequently made a series of bank deposits, also in cash, in amounts of less than $10,000 each, thereby evading statutory requirements imposed on banks to report large currency transactions. The Board on Professional Responsibility (“the Board”), in Bar Docket No. 430-88, concluded that Mr. Stiller had acted dishonestly in violation of Disciplinary Rule (DR) 1-102(A)(4), and Bar Counsel recommended…
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