IN RE COHEN

No. 02-BG-863.

847 A.2d 1162 (2004)

In re Herbert COHEN, Respondent. A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob A. Stein, with whom George A. Fisher, Washington, was on the brief for respondent.

Julia L. Porter, Senior Assistant Bar Counsel, with whom Joyce E. Peters, Bar Counsel, was on the brief for the Office of Bar Counsel.

Elizabeth J. Branda, Executive Attorney, filed a statement in lieu of brief for the Board on Professional Responsibility.

Before FARRELL and WASHINGTON, Associate Judges, and PRYOR, Senior Judge.


PRYOR, Senior Judge:

This case presents new questions relating to the supervisory responsibility of senior lawyers for the performance of other subordinate lawyers working under their direction in a law firm, law department, government agency, or other legal group. This matter arose when respondent's law firm sought to register a trademark for a client. In the course of events, the two individuals interested in obtaining the registration had disagreements; the firm...

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