David Safavian

DCCA Opinion (October 13, 2011)

Summary: The D.C. Court of Appeals disbarred Safavian, nunc pro tunc to November 13, 2006, excluding the period of August 13, 2008, to February 18, 2009, representing the time when the interim suspension was lifted. Safavian was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia of obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1505, and of making false statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, crimes involving moral turpitude per se for which disbarment is mandatory under D.C. Code § 11-2503(a) (2001).

Board Report and Orders (May 7, 2009)

Summary: The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that the D.C. Court of Appeals disbar Safavian. Safavian was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of one felony count of obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1505, and three felony counts of making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Because Safavian’s crime of obstruction of justice involves moral turpitude per se, disbarment is mandatory pursuant to D.C. Code § 11-2503(a).

Board Report and Orders (November 3, 2006)

Summary: The Board on Professional Responsibility recommends that the D.C. Court of Appeals disbar Safavian. Safavian was convicted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia of two felony offenses: obstruction of justice, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1505, and false statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Because Safavian’s conviction for obstruction of justice involved a crime of moral turpitude per se, disbarment is mandatory under D.C. Code § 11-2503(a) (2001).