Sharon Anderson

DCCA Opinion (March 14, 2019)

Summary: In a reciprocal matter from Virginia, the DC Court of Appeals imposed identical reciprocal discipline and suspend Styles-Anderson for 15-months. The 15-month suspension includes fitness and restitution prior to reinstatement, nunc pro tunc to September 15, 2017, the effective date of her suspension, and filing of a Rule 14(g) affidavit, in another matter. Styles-Anderson and the Virginia State Bar entered an and Agreed Disposition based on stipulations for her violations of Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3(a),1.15(a) 1.15(b), 1.16(a), 1.16(d), 5.5(c),5.5(d), 8.4(a), 8.4(b) and 8.4(c). Specifically, Styles-Anderson represented a juvenile in a matter pending in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for Fairfax without being licensed in Virginia and engaged in misappropriation when she failed to deposit advanced legal fees into a trust account.

Board Report and Orders (December 20, 2018)

Summary: In a reciprocal matter from Virginia, the Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that the D.C. Court of Appeals impose identical reciprocal discipline and suspend Styles-Anderson for 15 months. The Board recommends that the 15-month suspension include fitness and restitution prior to reinstatement, nunc pro tunc to September 15, 2017, as a way of coordinating the suspension with a recently approved negotiated disposition involving Styles-Anderson in a separate matter. Styles-Anderson and the Virginia State Bar entered an Agreed Disposition based on stipulations for her violations of Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3(a), 1.15(a), 1.15(b), 1.16(a), 1.16(d), 5.5(c), 5.5(d), 8.4(a), 8.4(b), and 8.4(c). Specifically, Styles-Anderson represented a juvenile in a matter pending in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for Fairfax County without being licensed in Virginia and engaged in misappropriation when she failed to deposit advanced legal fees into a trust account.

DCCA Order (April 14, 2017)

Summary: Anderson was suspended on an interim basis based upon discipline imposed in Virginia.