Timothy Naegele

DCCA Opinion (February 27, 2020)

Summary: In re Timothy D. Naegele. Bar No. 161448. February 27, 2020. In a reciprocal matter from California, the D.C. Court of Appeals imposed substantially different reciprocal discipline and suspended Naegele for 30 days with fitness. The sanction was based upon Naegele’s failure to cooperate in California disciplinary proceedings.

Board Report and Orders (April 26, 2017)

Summary: In a reciprocal matter from California, the Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that the D.C. Court of Appeals impose substantially different reciprocal discipline and order Disciplinary Counsel to issue an informal admonition to Naegele. Naegele was disbarred in California by default. The California Hearing Department found that, based on the facts it deemed admitted, Naegele charged an unconscionable fee of $735,481.25. A Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Services arbitration — which Naegele chose not to participate in — determined that Naegele had only earned $8,500. Based on the totality of the California record, the Board on Professional Responsibility could not determine the amount of the fee that had been unearned and, accordingly, determined that a lower sanction was warranted for the unconscionable fee charged in California.

DCCA Order (January 20, 2015)

Summary: Naegele was suspended on an interim basis based upon discipline imposed in California.