Cheryl Taylor

DCCA Opinion (January 7, 2021)

Summary: In re Cheryl Moat Taylor. Bar No. 448435. January 7, 2021. The D.C. Court of Appeals accepted Taylor’s petition for negotiated discipline and suspended her for 90 days with fitness, fully stayed in favor of a two-year period of probation with conditions for violations of Rules 1.4(a); 1.5(a); 1.15(a), (b), and (e); and 1.16(a)(2) and (d). Taylor acknowledged that she (1) failed to reasonably inform her client about the status of a matter, (2) failed to keep and preserve complete records of trust funds, (3) failed to keep advance fees in a trust account, (4) failed to withdraw from representation when a physical or mental condition materially impaired her ability to represent her client, (5) failed to surrender papers, and (6) charged an unreasonable fee.

Hearing Committee Report (August 7, 2020)

Summary: In re Cheryl Moat Taylor. Bar No. 448435. August 7, 2020. The Board on Professional Responsibility’s Ad Hoc Hearing Committee recommended that the D.C. Court of Appeals accept Taylor’s petition for negotiated discipline and suspend her for 90 days with fitness, fully stayed in favor of a two-year period of probation with conditions for violations of Rules 1.4(a), l.5(a), 1.15(a), 1.15(b), 1.15(e), 1.16(a)(2), and 1.16(d).

Petition for Negotiated Discipline (April 8, 2020)