Legal Opinion
In Re Lee
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 13, 2000No. 97-BG-195PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
The Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) recommends that Philip L.K. Lee be disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia as a result of his conviction for conspiring to engage in a monetary transaction in property believed to be derived from illegal drug trafficking, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(h), 1957 (1994). The Board contends that this crime on its facts involved moral turpitude within the meaning of D.C.Code § ll-2503(a) (1995). Respondent asserts that it did not involve moral turpitude and that suspension is a more appropriate sanction.
In May 1995, respondent accepted…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of ColsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. WilliamsOhio Supreme Court · 1993
- Matter of CampbellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In Re RegentDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- In Re RobbinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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3Cited by2 opinions
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