Robert King

DCCA Order (November 8, 2018)

Summary: The D.C. Court of Appeals publicly censured King for failing to obtain a written retainer agreement and for engaging in a conflict of interest without getting informed consent from the client. Rules 1.5(b) and 1.7.

Board Report and Orders (May 19, 2017)

Summary: On remand from the D.C. Court of Appeals directing the Board of Professional Responsibility to address conflict of interest issues arising from the representation of a client challenging a trust, the Board finds that Disciplinary Counsel failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that either John T. Szymkowicz or John P. Szymkowicz violated Rule 1.7(b). The Board thus recommends that the case against the Szymkowiczes be dismissed. The Board also finds that Disciplinary Counsel proved by clear and convincing evidence that Leslie Silverman and Robert King violated Rule 1.7, but that they not be sanctioned because of the absence of prior legal authority. If the Court adopts this approach, King should nevertheless receive an informal admonition for his violation of Rule 1.5, which was not the subject of the Court’s remand order. If the Court decides that King and Silverman should be sanctioned for the Rule 1.7 violation, the Board recommends that King be suspended for 30 days for his violation of Rules 1.5 and 1.7. The Board further recommends that Silverman be suspended for three years, with fitness, for her misconduct in this case as well as her conduct in another matter.

DCCA Order (September 17, 2015)

Summary: Informal Admonition and Remand on Issue of Rule 1.7(b)(4) (personal interest conflict)

Board Report and Orders (July 25, 2014)

Summary: IN RE ROBERT W. KING. Bar No. 922575. July 25, 2014. The Board on Professional Responsibility directs the Office of Bar Counsel to informally admonish King for failure to provide an engagement letter. Rule 1.5.

Hearing Committee Report (September 28, 2012)

Summary: Not yet available.