In re Osemene
Decision Date | 14 July 2022 |
Docket Number | 22-BG-398 |
Citation | 277 A.3d 1271 (Mem) |
Parties | IN RE Azubuike Akubueze OSEMENE, Respondent. A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Bar Registration No. 496245) |
Court | D.C. Court of Appeals |
The Ad Hoc Hearing Committee concluded that respondent Azubuike Akubueze Osemene violated District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5(b) and 1.6(a) and engaged in dishonesty during disciplinary proceedings. Specifically, the Committee found by clear and convincing evidence that respondent failed to provide his client with a written agreement detailing his fee or the scope of representation, despite his client's request for such a written statement. It also found that respondent improperly disclosed confidential client information in his motion to withdraw. The Committee recommended that respondent be publicly censured. The Board on Professional Responsibility accepted the Committee's findings and recommendation. Neither respondent nor Disciplinary Counsel filed an exception to the Board's Report and Recommendation.
Under D.C. Bar R. XI, § 9(h)(2), "if no exceptions are filed to the Board's report, the [c]ourt will enter an order imposing the discipline recommended by the Board upon the expiration of the time permitted for filing exceptions." See In re Viehe , 762 A.2d 542, 543 (D.C. 2000) (per curiam) (). We see no reason to disregard the Board's conclusions and recommended sanction. See In re Ponds , 876 A.2d 636, 636-37 (D.C. 2005) ( ); see also In re Szymkowicz , 124 A.3d 1078, 1088 (D.C. 2015) .
ORDERED that respondent Azubuike Akubueze Osemene is hereby publicly censured.
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