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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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Having put aside Respondent’s unavailing legal arguments, we turn to the findings of the Hearing Committee. We have no hesitation in finding that the Hearing Committee correctly found that Respondent neglected a legal matter entrusted him, namely the conservatorship of Francis R. Jones, in violation of DR 6-101(A)(3). Substantial evidence in the record as a whole amply supports this conclusion. Specifically, the Hearing Committee’s report provides a detailed and cogent discussion of the reasons why it resolved the credibility question concerning Respondent’s receipt of the various notices from the auditor-master. That discussion is entirely convincing, and we pause only to note that Respondent seems to have a careless attitude towards the explanations that 'he gives for some of his conduct. Many of *461