District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1/13/2011
In Re Kline
Citations
- 11 A.3d 261
- 2011 D.C. App. LEXIS 9
- 2011 WL 102565
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- holding that respondent’s misappropriation after a computer crash destroyed his trust account records was negligent where his “relative inaction” following the crash included an unsuccessful attempt to recover the information and establishment of a new trust account at a different bank
- Hearing Committee credited respondent’s belief that the money he withdraw from a trust account belonged to him, which precluded a finding of intentional misappropriation
- imposing a three-year suspension where the respondent negligently misappropriated funds, conducted himself in a manner reflecting a \prejudicial disregard\ for his client's interests, and forged a client's signature on a settlement agreement
- declining to consider argument that Bar Counsel did not present to Board
- court in disciplinary proceeding did not consider argument that was not briefed and was only raised during oral argument
- discussing disciplinary cases dealing with forgery and dishonesty
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Judges: Ruiz, Fisher, Farrell
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- In re SilvaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-09-01· cited 14×
- In re AhaghotuDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2013-09-12· cited 11×
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Cites
20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1990-08-06· cited 255×
- In Re RebackDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1986-07-31· cited 161×
- In Re RoundtreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-12-31· cited 140×
- In Re MicheelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-05-19· cited 106×
- In Re CaterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2005-11-23· cited 94×
- In Re AndersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2001-08-02· cited 90×
- In Re RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1996-01-29· cited 58×
- Matter of ShillaireDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1988-10-25· cited 56×
- In Re KennedyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1988-04-20· cited 49×
- In Re FairDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2001-09-13· cited 42×
- In Re PenningtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2007-04-26· cited 31×
- Matter of SheehyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1983-01-07· cited 24×
- In Re DanielDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2011-01-13· cited 23×
- In Re PerrinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1995-08-10· cited 18×
- In Re SteeleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2005-02-17· cited 18×
- In Re LenoirDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1992-03-03· cited 14×
- In Re SlaughterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2007-08-02· cited 14×
- In Re BettisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2004-08-05· cited 12×
- In Re SluysDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1993-11-01· cited 8×
- In re MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1997-03-27· cited 4×
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