Legal Opinion
In re Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 6, 1986No. 85-902PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
The D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that attorney Melvin Washington be suspended from practice for a year and a day for several violations of the D.C. Code of Professional Responsibility. Because Washington was *246not served proper notice of the charges against him, and thus deprived of his full rights before the disciplinary hearing committee, we remand the case for a new hearing.
I
In October 1984, the Office of Bar Counsel began disciplinary proceedings against attorney Melvin Washington. The charges were brought in two separate petitions. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Briggs v. GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- In Re HinesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Matter of DorseyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Caravel Office Building Co. v. Peruvian Air AttacheDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re RegentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Matter of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- In Re JonesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987