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Paul Haar
Docket No. 17-BD-066
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DCCA Opinion (February 24, 2022)
Summary: In re Paul S. Haar. Bar No. 368605. February 24, 2022. The D.C. Court of Appeals suspended Haar for seven months, followed by one year of probation with conditions. While retained to represent a client in a complex immigration case, Haar commingled and negligently misappropriated client funds in violation of Rule 1.15(e).
Board Report and Orders (June 24, 2019)
Summary: The Board on Professional Responsibility recommended that the D.C. Court of Appeals dismiss the charges against Haar regarding one client matter and suspend Haar for seven months, followed by one year of probation with conditions, in a second client matter. In the latter, while retained to represent a client in a complex immigration case, Haar engaged in commingling in violation of Rule 1.15(a) when he deposited a flat fee into an operating account that contained his own funds, and he engaged in misappropriation when the balance in that account fell below the amount of the unearned fee, violating Rule 1.15(e).
Hearing Committee Report (November 7, 2018)
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