Isaac Marks

DCCA Opinion (June 24, 2021)

Summary: In re Isaac H. Marks Sr. Bar No. 411706. June 24, 2021. The D.C. Court of Appeals suspended Marks for one year with reinstatement conditioned on the completion of nine hours of CLE: six hours on trust account management and three hours on legal ethics. While serving as successor trustee for an inter-vivos revocable trust, Marks failed to effectively administer its terms. Specifically, Marks failed to provide an accounting for the trust, maintain a habitable property, and pay property taxes. In addition, Marks negligently misappropriated $1,750 from the trust, failed to promptly deliver funds when he held two of the beneficiary's Social Security payments in the trust account for over three years, dishonestly accused the guardian ad litem of never requesting an accounting and refusing to provide property tax statements, and caused the unnecessary expenditure of judicial resources of the court and the Auditor-Master in violation of Rules 1.16), 1.36), 1.30, 1.1%), 1.1%), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d).

Board Report and Orders (April 14, 2021)

Summary: In re Isaac H. Marks Sr. Bar No. 411706. April 14, 2021. The Board on Professional Responsibility recommended that the D.C. Court of Appeals suspend Marks for one year with reinstatement conditioned on the completion of nine hours of CLE: six hours on the topic of trust account management and three hours on legal ethics. While serving as successor trustee for an intervivos revocable trust, Marks failed to effectively administer the terms of the trust. Specifically, Marks failed to provide an accounting for the trust, maintain a habitable property, and pay property taxes. In addition, Marks negligently misappropriated $1,750 from the trust; failed to promptly deliver funds when he held two of the beneficiary’s Social Security payments in the trust account for over three years; engaged in dishonest intent when he accused the guardian ad litem of never requesting an accounting and refusing to provide property tax statements; and unnecessarily expended judicial resources of the court and the Auditor-Master in violation of Rules 1.1(a), 1.3(a), 1.3(b)(1), 1.3(c), 1.15(a), 1.15(c), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d).

Hearing Committee Report (June 2, 2020)

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