IN RE CONFIDENTIAL (J.E.S.)

No. 95-BS-769.

670 A.2d 1343 (1996)

In re CONFIDENTIAL (J.E.S.), Respondent. A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.E.S. pro se.

Leonard H. Becker, Bar Counsel, Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Before STEADMAN, FARRELL, and REID, Associate Judges.


REID, Associate Judge:

In early October 1993, Bar Counsel instituted disciplinary proceedings against respondent for a violation of Rule 1.5(e)(2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, which provides that:

A division of a fee between lawyers who are not in the same firm may be made only if: . . . . (2) The client is advised, in writing, of the identity of the lawyers who will participate in the representation, of the contemplated division of responsibility...

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