Paul Manafort

DCCA Order (May 9, 2019)

Summary: The D.C. Court of Appeals disbarred Manafort, nunc pro tunc to February 28, 2019. Manafort pleaded guilty to a two-count Superseding Criminal Information that charged him with conspiring to obstruct justice by tampering with witnesses while on pretrial release (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1)), in addition to other federal crimes involving moral turpitude per se, for which disbarment is mandatory under D.C. Code § 11-2503(a)(2001).

Board Report and Orders (March 4, 2019)

Summary: The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that the D.C. Court of Appeals disbar Manafort. Manafort pleaded guilty to a two-count Superseding Criminal Information that charged him with conspiring to obstruct justice by tampering with witnesses while on pretrial release (in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1)), in addition to other federal crimes involving moral turpitude per se, for which disbarment is mandatory under D.C. Code § 11-2503(a)(2001).

DCCA Order (January 10, 2019)

Summary: Manafort was suspended on an interim basis based upon his conviction of a serious crime in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.