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Steven Kreiss
Docket No. 18-BD-098
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DCCA Opinion (November 14, 2019)
Summary: In re Steven Kreiss. Bar No. 58297. November 14, 2019. The D.C. Court of Appeals publicly censured Kreiss with the requirement that he complete an ethics CLE approved by Disciplinary Counsel. Kreiss improperly imposed a lien on his former client’s file and failed to return it to the client for several months, despite repeated requests from successor counsel. Rules 1.8(i) and 1.16(d).
Board Report and Orders (September 17, 2019)
Summary: The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that the D.C. Court of Appeals publicly censure Kreiss. Kreiss improperly imposed a lien on his former client’s file and failed to return it to the client for several months, despite repeated requests from successor counsel. Rules 1.8(i) and 1.16(d).
Hearing Committee Report (July 3, 2019)
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