IN RE SMITH

No. 02-BG-139.

817 A.2d 196 (2003)

In re Hendrith V. SMITH, Respondent. A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John O. Iweanoge, Washington, DC, for respondent.

H. Clay Smith, III, Assistant Bar Counsel, with whom Joyce E. Peters, Bar Counsel, was on the brief, for the Office of Bar Counsel.

Before SCHWELB and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges, and FERREN, Senior Judge.


FERREN, Senior J.

The Board on Professional Responsibility has recommended that we disbar respondent, Hendrith V. Smith, from practicing law in the District of Columbia. The proposed discipline is premised on Hearing Committee findings, accepted by the Board, that respondent had violated two Rules of Professional Conduct: Rule 1.15(a) (commingling and misappropriation), and Rule 1.17(a) (failure to designate trust or escrow account). Contrary to the Hearing Committee...

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