Claudia Flower

DCCA Opinion (December 26, 2024)

Summary: In re Claudia Flower. Bar No. 489682. December 26, 2024. The D.C. Court of Appeals accepted Flower’s petition for negotiated discipline and publicly censured her for violations of Rules 1.1(a) (competence) and 1.16(d) (failure to protect client’s interests in connection with termination of representation), or the parallel violations under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.102 (Executive Office for Immigration Review grounds for discipline). Flower voluntarily acknowledged that, during the pendency of an immigration appeal, she failed to both provide competent representation and protect the client’s interests in connection with terminating the representation by withdrawing the appeal without the client’s consent rather than simply moving to withdraw as counsel.

Hearing Committee Report (October 25, 2024)

Summary: In re Claudia Flower. Bar No. 489682. October 25, 2024. The Board on Professional Responsibility’s Ad Hoc Hearing Committee recommended that the D.C. Court of Appeals accept Flower’s petition for negotiated discipline and publicly censure her for violations of Rules 1.1(a) (competence) and 1.16(d) (failure to protect client’s interests in connection with termination of representation), or the parallel violations under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.102 (Executive Office for Immigration Review’s grounds of discipline, or EOIR Rules).

Petition for Negotiated Discipline (February 21, 2024)