The Hearing Committees of the Board have the authority under Rule XI to conduct hearings on formal charges of misconduct and contested petitions for reinstatement, limited hearings on petitions for negotiated discipline, and hearings on such other matters as the Court or Board may direct. Each Hearing Committee is composed of two attorney members and one public member. Hearing Committee members are appointed by the Board and are eligible to serve two three-year terms. There are 12 standing Hearing Committees and a roster of alternate Hearing Committee members, who serve when a regular member is unavailable.
The Hearing Committees consider evidence and the testimony of witnesses, taken under oath, in a proceeding that is public. Hearing Committees are generally guided, but not bound, by provisions or rules of court practice, procedure, pleading, and evidence. In contested disciplinary proceedings, the matter is briefed at the conclusion of the hearing, and the Hearing Committee prepares a report and recommendation, with proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a recommended sanction, which is filed with the Board. In contested petitions for reinstatement, the Hearing Committee files its proposed findings and recommendation directly with the Court. Petitions for negotiated discipline are considered after a limited hearing, where the Hearing Committee determines whether the agreement complies with the requirements of Rule XI and the Board Rules and if the agreed-upon sanction is justified. If the Hearing Committee approves the negotiated discipline, it files its recommendation directly with the Court. If it does not approve the negotiated discipline, the Hearing Committee issues an order rejecting the agreement of the parties.
Attorney members of the Hearing Committees (referred to as “Contact Members”) are also responsible for reviewing, approving, or suggesting modifications to Disciplinary Counsel’s proposed dispositions of disciplinary complaints.
Hearing Committee Members
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER TWO
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER THREE
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER FOUR
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER FIVE
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER SIX
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER SEVEN
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER EIGHT
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER NINE
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER TEN
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER ELEVEN
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HEARING COMMITTEE NUMBER TWELVE
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Lawyer Alternates
Julie Abbate, Esquire
Edward Baldwin, Esquire
Webster R. M. Beary, Esquire
Christina Biebesheimer, Esquire
Jennifer I. Brandi, Esquire
Monya M. Bunch, Esquire
William J. Corcoran, Esquire
Charles Davant, IV, Esquire
Daniela de la Piedra, Esquire
Jeffrey Dill, Esquire
Kevin M. Dinan, Esquire
Mitchell F. Dolin, Esquire
Andrew J. Doyle, Esquire
Douglas Dziak, Esquire
Terry Eaton, Esquire
Warren Anthony Fitch, Esquire
Theodore D. Frank, Esquire
Jeffery R. Freund, Esquire
Amy E. Garber, Esquire
Katherine L. Garrett, Esquire
John R. Gerstein, Esquire
Rebecca Goldfrank, Esquire
Lisa Taeko Greenlees, Esquire
Seth I. Heller, Esquire
Eric Hirschhorn, Esquire
Merril Hirsh, FCIArb
Josh Hochberg, Esquire
Kevin P. Jenkins, Esquire
Stephen D. Juge, Esquire
Matthew J. Kelly, Esquire
James A. Kidney, Esquire
Samer B. Korkor, Esquire
Mary E. Kuntz, Esquire
Benjamin M. Lee, Esquire
Edward R. Levin, Esquire
Leonard J. Marsico, Esquire
Paul J. Mason, Esquire
Scott A. McKeown, Esquire
Patricia B. Millerioux, Esquire
Benjamin M. Moss, Esquire
Heidi Murdy-Michael, Esquire
Dawn E. Murphy-Johnson, Esquire
Christina Parascandola, Esquire
Aaron G. Pease, Esquire
Kara L. Petteway, Esquire
Louis Ramos, Esquire
Michael B. Roberts, Esquire
Joshua D. Rogaczewski, Esquire
Matthew K. Roskoski, Esquire
Simeon M. Schopf, Esquire
Daniel C. Schwartz, Esquire
Steven R. Semler, Esquire
Martin Shulman, Esquire
Dianne J. Smith, Esquire
Rebecca C. Smith, Esquire
Miriam Smolen, Esquire
John J. Soroka, Esquire
Ronald M. Spritzer, Esquire
Arlus J. Stephens, Esquire
John H. Sturc, Esquire
John L. Szabo, Esquire
Teresa N. Taylor, Esquire
Michelle C. Thomas, Esquire
Michael E. Tigar, Esquire
William Way, Esquire
Christian S. White, Esquire
Public Member Alternates
Dr. Robin J. Bell
Mr. Terry L. Bell
Mr. Kevin M. Curtain
Ms. Judy L. Deason
Mr. Luis Pinto Delgado
Ms. Sheila Flanagan
Ms. La Verne Fletcher
Ms. Ria Fletcher
Ms. Judy R. Franz
Mr. George Hager
Ms. Mary C. Larkin
Ms. Patricia N. Mathews
Rabbi Marc Lee Raphael
Mr. Cheo Scott, CFA, CIPM
Dr. Christopher Speller, D.B.A.
Dr. Gail K. Thornburgh
Dr. Arthur J. Wilson
Hearing and Oral Argument Schedule
An upcoming schedule of hearings and oral arguments held in Courtroom II of the Historic Courthouse of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
Rules of the Board on Professional Responsibility
Effective November 6, 2018, the Board on Professional Responsibility has amended its rules of procedure.
Disciplinary Decisions
Disciplinary system recommendations and actions are available from 1979 to the present and updated as information is received from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel and Board on Professional Responsibility.
- Board on Professional Responsibility
- 430 E Street, NW
- Suite 138
- Washington, DC , 20001
- Phone: 202-638-4290
- Fax: 202-638-4704
