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A District of Columbia Hearing Committee is conducting a proceeding today (only viewable in real time) on the following allegation

In early October 2023, Respondent went to D.C.’s Central Detention Facility for legal visits with two inmates. On entry into the facility, security personnel discovered Respondent possessed a suspicious package. The package comprised discolored oily papers inconsistent with the texture or appearance of normal paper.

Respondent stated that the papers were legal research from his client’s family.

The papers ultimately were found to contain a synthetic cannabinoid and were not prescription drugs.

On December 7, 2023, after a determination that the papers were contraband, Respondent was indefinitely barred from entering all D.C. corrections facilities, effective immediately.

The conduct is alleged to have violated Disciplinary Rule 8.4(c).

Update: The hearing committee made a preliminary, non-binding determination that the charge was not proven by clear and convincing evidence. (Mike Frisch)