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DISCIPLINARY SUMMARIES
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Interim Suspensions Issued
by the D.C. Court of Appeals
In re Marc S. Alpert. Bar No. 196386. November
20, 2024. Alpert was suspended on an interim
basis based upon a Massachusetts suspension.
In
re Duncan K. Brent. Bar No. 445234. October
9, 2024. Brent was suspended on an interim
basis based upon discipline imposed in
Virginia.
In re Alisa Lachow Correa. Bar No. 888283858.
November 20, 2024. Lachow Correa was suspended
on an interim basis based upon discipline
imposed in Virginia.
In re William S. Stancil. Bar No. 370895. November
27, 2024. Stancil was suspended on
an interim basis pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, §
9(g), pending final action on the Board on
Professional Responsibility's September 17,
2024, recommendation of a 90-day suspension
with fitness.
In re Stephen E. Whitted. Bar No. 448194. November
20, 2024. Whitted was suspended on
an interim basis based upon discipline imposed
in Maryland.
In re Michael Alan Yoder. Bar No. 1600519. November
20, 2024. Yoder was suspended on an
interim basis based upon discipline imposed
in Virginia.
In re Andrew Scott Ziegler. Bar No. 1019299.
October 1, 2024. Ziegler was suspended on
an interim basis based upon discipline imposed
in Pennsylvania.
Disciplinary Actions Taken
by Other Jurisdictions
In accordance with D.C. Bar Rule XI, § 11(c), the
D.C. Court of Appeals has ordered public notice
of the following nonsuspensory and nonprobationary
disciplinary sanctions imposed on D.C.
attorneys by other jurisdictions. To obtain
copies of these decisions, visit www.dcattorney
discipline.org and search by individual names.
In re Johnnie D. Bond Jr. Bar No. 485488. On
July 1, 2024, the Board of Professional Responsibility
of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
censured Bond.
In re Sheridan L. England. Bar No. 1025953. On
September 10, 2024, the Virginia State Bar
reprimanded England.
In re Alisa Lachow Correa. Bar No. 888283858.
On March 21, 2023, the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary
Board reprimanded Lachow Correa.
In re Irving L. Nussbaum. Bar No. 1562740. On
June 20, 2024, the Massachusetts Board of Bar
Overseers reprimanded Nussbaum.
In re Travis Walker. Bar No. 90023639. On June
4, 2024, the Florida Bar admonished Walker.
Disciplinary Actions Taken by the Board
on Professional Responsibility Hearing
Committees on Negotiated Discipline
In re Claudia Flower. Bar No. 489682. October
25, 2024. The Board on Professional Responsibility's
Ad Hoc Hearing Committee recommended
that the D.C. Court of Appeals accept
Flower's petition for negotiated
discipline and publicly censure her for violations
of Rules 1.1(a) (competence) and 1.16(d)
(failure to protect client's interests in connection
with termination of representation), or
the parallel violations under 8 C.F.R. §
1003.102 (Executive Office for Immigration
Review's grounds of discipline, or EOIR Rules).
Disciplinary Actions Taken by the
Board on Professional Responsibility
Original Matters
In re Lynn Burke. Bar No. 1006423. November
1, 2024. The Board on Professional Responsibility
issued a decision recommending that
the D.C. Court of Appeals suspend Burke for
two years for misconduct in five client matters,
that she be required to prove fitness prior
to reinstatement, and that she be ordered
to pay restitution with interest to one individual.
Burke's misconduct involved violations of
12 Rules of Professional Conduct in three jurisdictions.
Specifically, the matters included
(1) a motion in the United States District
Court for the Middle District of North Carolina,
(2) a matter in a Maryland Circuit Court, (3)
two immigration matters, and (4) a matter in
which Burke agreed to meet with an incarcerated
individual in North Carolina but never
did so. In the first matter, Burke violated
North Carolina Rules 1.4(a) and (b) (failure to
communicate) and 7.1 (misleading communications
concerning a lawyer's services). In the
second matter, Burke violated Maryland Rule
19-301.3(a) (diligence and zeal). The D.C. Rules
applied to the remaining matters, in which
Burke violated Rules 1.5(a) (unreasonable fee),
1.5(b) (failure to provide fee agreement),
1.15(a) (failure to keep records and commingling),
1.15(b) (failure to keep client funds in a
trust account), 1.16(d) (failure to return unearned
fees and client files), 7.1(a) and 7.5(a)
(misleading communications concerning a
lawyer's services), and 8.4(c) (dishonesty). In
three of the matters, Burke engaged in the
unauthorized practice of law in violation of
D.C. Rule 5.5(a).
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel compiled the
foregoing summaries of disciplinary actions. Informal
Admonitions issued by Disciplinary
Counsel and Reports and Recommendations issued
by the Board on Professional Responsibility
are posted at www.dcattorneydiscipline.org.
Most board recommendations as to discipline
are not final until considered by the court. Court
opinions are printed in the Atlantic Reporter
and also are available online for decisions issued
since August 1998. To obtain a copy of a recent
slip opinion, visit www.dccourts.gov/court-ofappeals/opinions-memorandum-of-judgments.
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