District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2/17/2005
In Re Steele
Citations
- 868 A.2d 146
- 2005 WL 400560
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- imposing three-year suspension with fitness requirement where solo practitioner with no disciplinary history neglected five clients to their detriment and was dishonest with clients, tribunals, and other lawyers
- suspending attorney for three years with a fitness requirement for multiple instances of dishonesty, including proffering to a court a fabricated subpoena, and intentional neglect of multiple client matters
- referring to Bar Counsel’s argument that Mr. Steele should be disbarred as “well founded”
- accepting Board’s recommendation of three-year suspension for pattern of “intentional neglect and dishonesty”
- imposing three-year suspension for attorney who repeatedly failed to respond or respond truthfully to five clients and who neglected to file claims for or respond to ongoing litigation on behalf of the clients over several years causing all clients to lose their claims
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Judges: Terry, Ruiz, Pryor
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Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- In Re RoundtreeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1985-12-31· cited 140×
- Matter of HauptDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1980-10-17· cited 114×
- In Re GoffeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1994-05-05· cited 107×
- In Re CorizziDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2002-07-25· cited 34×
- In Re AustinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2004-09-02· cited 28×
- In Re McLainDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1996-02-29· cited 22×
- In re KitchingsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2004-07-22· cited 5×
- Gill v. Howard UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2002-06-12· cited 2×
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