Leslie Silverman

DCCA Opinion (November 8, 2018)

Summary: The D.C. Court of Appeals dismissed the matter against Silverman as moot as she was disbarred by consent in a separate matter.

Board Report and Orders (May 19, 2017)

Summary: On remand from the D.C. Court of Appeals directing the Board of Professional Responsibility to address conflict of interest issues arising from the representation of a client challenging a trust, the Board finds that Disciplinary Counsel failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that either John T. Szymkowicz or John P. Szymkowicz violated Rule 1.7(b). The Board thus recommends that the case against the Szymkowiczes be dismissed. The Board also finds that Disciplinary Counsel proved by clear and convincing evidence that Leslie Silverman and Robert King violated Rule 1.7, but that they not be sanctioned because of the absence of prior legal authority. If the Court adopts this approach, King should nevertheless receive an informal admonition for his violation of Rule 1.5, which was not the subject of the Court’s remand order. If the Court decides that King and Silverman should be sanctioned for the Rule 1.7 violation, the Board recommends that King be suspended for 30 days for his violation of Rules 1.5 and 1.7. The Board further recommends that Silverman be suspended for three years, with fitness, for her misconduct in this case as well as her conduct in another matter.

Hearing Committee Report (September 28, 2012)

Summary: Not yet available.