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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)

Citation
In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)
Parent Document
In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1985-02-28

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This matter is before the court on the Report and Recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility. The Board considered the report of a hearing committee on charges against respondent Melvin J. Washington arising from two matters: respondent’s conduct of a landlord-tenant matter which he undertook for Debra Nes-bitt, the mother of his secretary (Bar Docket No. 276-82); and his actions as conservator of the estate of Francis R. Jones (Bar Docket No. 57-83). The Board adopted the findings of the hearing committee that, in the Nesbitt matter, respondent had practiced law in a jurisdiction where he had no license, DR 3-101(B), and had neglected a legal matter entrusted to him, DR 6-101(A)(3); and that, in the Jones matter, he had neglected a legal matter entrusted to him, DR 6-101(A)(3), and had engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, DR 1-102(A)(5). The Board agreed with the hearing committee that other charges against Washington should be dismissed. We accept the Board’s findings of fact as supported by substantial evidence of record. D.C.App.R. XI § 7(3). We also agree with the Board’s conclusions of law that respondent had violated the specified disciplinary rules.