Legal Opinion
In Re Marshall
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 22, 2000No. 97-BG-1095PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
The Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that Matthew J. Marshall, Jr. be disbarred for misappropriation of client funds and for submitting fabricated documents to Bar Counsel during Bar Counsel’s investigation of the allegations of misappropriation. Marshall has excepted to the Board’s recommendation. He contends that a lesser sanction should be imposed because, according to Marshall, his conduct was the result of his addiction to cocaine, an addiction from which he claims to have been substantially rehabilitated. We conclude that the principles of In…
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