In re Lopez, No. 10-BG-599.

• Decision Date: 21 October 2010
• Docket Number: No. 10-BG-599.
• Citation: 6 A.3d 279
• Parties: In re Maria Teresa LOPEZ, Respondent.
• Court: D.C. Court of Appeals

6 A.3d 279

In re Maria Teresa LOPEZ, Respondent.

No. 10-BG-599.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Filed Oct. 21, 2010.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

On consideration of the certified order of the Supreme Court of Florida disbarring respondent from the practice of law in that jurisdiction, see The Florida Bar v. Maria Teresa Lopez, No. SC08-2412, 2010 WL 219306 (Fl. January 21, 2010), this court's June 1, 2010, order suspending respondent pending further action of the court and directing her to show cause why identical reciprocal discipline should not be imposed, and the statement of Bar Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline, and it appearing that respondent has failed to file a response to this court's order to show cause or the affidavit required by D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g), it is

ORDERED that Maria Teresa Lopez, Esquire is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the District of Columbia. See In re Fuller, 930 A.2d 194, 198 (D.C.2007) and In re Willingham, 900 A.2d 165 (D.C.2006) (rebuttable presumption of identical reciprocal discipline applies to all cases in which the respondent does not participate, including those involving disbarment); In re Addams, 579 A.2d 190 (D.C.1990) (en banc) (intentional misappropriation nearly automatically warrants disbarment). It is

FURTHER ORDERED that for purposes of reinstatement respondent's suspension will not begin to run until such time as she files an affidavit that fully complies with the requirements of D.C.Bar. R. XI, § 14(g).