Legal Opinion
In Re Ditton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 17, 2009No. 06-BG-44PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
This attorney discipline matter, which we have described as a “pairing of reciprocal and original discipline,” In re Ditton, 954 A.2d 986, 992 (D.C.2008), is before us for a second time, following a remand for further inquiry. On this occasion we find the Board’s recommendation to be fully supported by the augmented record, and we agree that Respondent should be suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for five years, with a requirement that he demonstrate his fitness to practice law before he may be reinstated.
I. Brief Background
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