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DISCIPLINARY SUMMARIES
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Interim Suspensions Issued
by the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals
In re Ronald B. Bergman. Bar No.
356477. February 15, 2019.
Bergman was suspended on an
interim basis based upon discipline imposed in Maryland.
In re John A. Giannetti Jr. Bar No.
480278. February 12, 2019.
Giannetti was suspended on an
interim basis based upon discipline imposed in Maryland.
In re Liana Martinez. Bar No.
420030. February 12, 2019.
Martinez was suspended on an
interim basis based upon discipline imposed in Florida.
In re Yolanda Thompson. Bar No.
1005834. February 12, 2019.
Thompson was suspended on an
interim basis based upon discipline imposed in Maryland.

In re David A. Walker. Bar No.
420695. February 15, 2019. Walker
was suspended on an interim
basis based upon discipline
imposed in New Jersey.

favor of one year of probation
with conditions for violations of
Rules 1.1(a), 1.1(b), 1.7(b), and 1.7(c),
as well as Maryland Rules 1.1, 1.3,
1.7(a)(2), and 1.7(b)(4).

In re Rachel L. Yosha. Bar No.
423700. February 12, 2019. Yosha
was suspended on an interim
basis based upon discipline
imposed in Arizona.

In re Kevin J. McCants. Bar No.
493979. February 12, 2019.
The Board on Professional
Responsibility's Hearing Committee
Number Ten recommends that
the D.C. Court of Appeals accept
McCants's petition for negotiated
discipline and suspend him for 90
days, stayed in favor of one-year
unsupervised probation with conditions for violations of Rules 1.4(b),
1.5(b), and 1.15(a).

Disciplinary Actions Taken
by the Board on Professional
Responsibility Hearing
Committees on Negotiated
Discipline
In re Robert E. Cappell. Bar No.
321265. February 22, 2019.
The Board on Professional
Responsibility's Ad Hoc Hearing
Committee recommends that the
D.C. Court of Appeals accept
Cappell's petition for negotiated
discipline and suspend him for 90
days, with all but 30 days stayed in

Disciplinary Actions Taken
by the Board on Professional
Responsibility
Original Matters
In re Erik C. Greiner. Bar No.
499202. February 26, 2019.

The Board on Professional
Responsibility recommends that
the D.C. Court of Appeals disbar
Greiner by consent.

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.dcattorney
discipline.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-of-appeals/
opinions-memorandum-ofjudgments.

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