Tilman Gerald

DCCA Opinion (January 24, 2019)

Summary: In re Tilman L. Gerald. Bar No. 928796. January 24, 2019. The D.C. Court of Appeals accepted Gerald's petition for negotiated discipline and suspended him for 90 days, with 60 days stayed in favor of one year of unsupervised probation, effective 30 days from the date of the opinion with conditions. Gerald acknowledged that he (1) failed to provide competent representation and serve a client with skill and care, (2) failed to zealously and diligently represent a client, (3) failed to act with reasonable promptness, (4) failed to keep a client reasonably informed, (5) failed to explain matters to a client, (6) failed to explain his fee and scope of representation, or (7) failed to explain his contingency fee, thereby violating Rules 1.1 (a), 1.1(b), 1.3(a), 1.3(c), 1.4(a), and 1.4(b) of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.

Hearing Committee Report (September 19, 2018)

Summary: The Board on Professional Responsibility’s Ad Hoc Hearing Committee recommends that the D.C. Court of Appeals accept Gerald’s petition for negotiated discipline and suspend him for 90 days, beginning 30 days after the court issues its order, with 60 days stayed in favor of a one-year period of unsupervised probation for violations of Rules 1.1(a), 1.1(b), 1.3(a), 1.3(c), 1.4(a), 1.4(b), 1.5(b), and 1.5(c).