Legal Opinion
In Re Spann
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 21, 1998No. 96-BG-1672PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRAAE, Associate Judge:
In this reciprocal discipline matter from Florida, the Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) recommends the court impose a two-year suspension on Respondent, with a requirement that he demonstrate fitness to practice as a condition of reinstatement, rather than disbarment, as was imposed by the Supreme Court of Florida. The Board argues that Respondent’s misconduct in Florida, if committed here, would not subject him to disbarment in the District of Columbia, and, thus, the “substantially different discipline” exception to imposing identical discipline applies.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- In Re ZilberbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- In Re GoffeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- In Re SlosbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Matter of GoldbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- In Re BergerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- In Re PenningtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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