District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 7/24/1990
In Re Evans
Citations
- 578 A.2d 1141
- 1990 D.C. App. LEXIS 176
- 1990 WL 105460
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- concluding that side agreement with client to withdraw client funds was permissible, but required consent of all clients
- concluding that side agreement with client to withdraw client funds was permissible, but required consent of all clients
- attorney’s misappropriation was merely negligent when he acted with the “objectively reasonable, albeit erroneous, belief’ that he was authorized to do so
- respondent, who knew that he had to obtain his client's consent, failed to effect a valid side agreement permitting him to take fee from estate funds
- respondent, who knew that he had to obtain his client’s consent, failed to effect a valid side agreement permitting him to take fee from estate funds
- six-month suspension for accidental misappropriation where court concluded that “greater sanction [was] not required”
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Judges: Rogers, Farrell, Reilly
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- In Re AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2001-08-02· cited 90×
- In Re PiersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1997-02-28· cited 63×
- In Re SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2003-02-27· cited 40×
- In Re RayDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1996-05-09· cited 36×
- In Re ChoroszejDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-12-30· cited 31×
- In Re HaarDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1997-07-17· cited 24×
- In Re FowlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-06-20· cited 22×
- In Re ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-12-14· cited 19×
- In Re ReedDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1996-07-11· cited 18×
- In Re ChangDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1997-05-22· cited 17×
- Matter of CooperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-09-25· cited 16×
- In Re EdwardsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2002-10-03· cited 15×
- In Re PowellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-08-25· cited 12×
- In re PyeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2012-12-27· cited 10×
- In Re HallalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2008-03-27· cited 5×
- In Re Estate of GreenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2006-12-21· cited 4×
- Pye v. LoewingerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2006-12-21· cited 1×
- In re ThaxtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-09-10
- In re EvansSupreme Court of Kansas· 2007-10-26
- In re KrameDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2022-11-03
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Citizens Ass'n of Georgetown, Inc. v. District of Columbia Zoning CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1979-05-14· cited 115×
- In Re HarrisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1983-05-26· cited 82×
- In Re HesslerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1988-10-27· cited 61×
- In Re HinesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1984-09-26· cited 58×
- Matter of BuckleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1987-12-09· cited 20×
- In Re GilchristDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-03-13· cited 18×
- Matter of HudockDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1988-07-14· cited 7×
- Matter of O'BryantDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1981-01-26· cited 6×
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. AbbCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-07-10· cited 3×
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