c/o Charles Burnham, Esquire James T. Phalen Harry W. MacDougald, Esquire Executive Attorney Robert A. Destro, Esquire Deputy Executive charles@burnhamgorokhov.com Attorney Aisha Cassis hmacdougald@ccedlaw.com robert.destro@protonmail.com Assistant Executive Attorney Marie L. Park Michael J. Adams Steven Nieman Re: In re Jeffrey B. Clark Senior Staff Attorney Board Docket No. 22-BD-039 Caroline Kurtz Disciplinary Docket No. 2021-D193 Staff Attorney Olivia Fabbro Evans
Dear Mr. Clark:
The enclosed copy of the Hearing Committee Report in the above-referenced
matter is forwarded to you in accordance with § 9(a) of Rule XI of the Rules Governing the Bar of the District of Columbia.
If you wish to file an objection to the findings or recommendation of the
Hearing Committee, please notify this office within ten days of receipt of this letter. In your notice please specify whether your objection will be to the findings or the recommended sanction or both.
If either party notes any objections, the Board will set dates for the submission of briefs and oral argument before the Board. If neither the Respondent nor Disciplinary Counsel objects to the findings or recommendations of the Hearing Committee, the right to submit briefs and be heard in oral argument before the Board will be deemed waived by both parties.
The Board may affirm or modify the recommendation of the Hearing
Committee. In the absence of an objection by Respondent or Disciplinary Counsel, the Board will base its decision on the Hearing Committee Report and the available record.
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The Board wishes to emphasize that it is not unusual for it to modify the recommendation of the Hearing Committee and to recommend to the Court a more severe discipline than that which was recommended by the Hearing Committee or Disciplinary Counsel.
Very truly yours,
James T. Phalen Executive Attorney
JTP:mb Enclosure
cc (w/encl): Hamilton P. Fox, III, Esquire
Disciplinary Counsel foxp@dcodc.org
Jason R. Horrell, Esquire
Assistant Disciplinary Counsel horrellj@dcodc.org BOAR D O N PROFESSIONA L RESPONSIBILITY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on August 1, 2024, I caused to be emailed, a copy of the Report of Hearing Committee Number Twelve in Board Docket Number 22-BD-039 / Disciplinary Docket Number 2021-D193 to: James T. Phalen Executive Attorney Jeffrey B. Clark, Esquire Deputy Executive c/o Charles Burnham, Esquire Attorney Harry W. MacDougald, Esquire Aisha Cassis Robert A. Destro, Esquire Assistant Executive charles@burnhamgorokhov.com Attorney Marie L. Park hmacdougald@ccedlaw.com Michael J. Adams robert.destro@protonmail.com Steven Nieman
Senior Staff Attorney and I caused the same to be emailed to:
Caroline Kurtz
Staff Attorney Olivia Fabbro Evans Hamilton P. Fox, III, Esquire Disciplinary Counsel foxp@dcodc.org
Jason R. Horrell, Esquire
Assistant Disciplinary Counsel horrellj@dcodc.org
James T. Phalen Executive Attorney
430 E Street, N W., Suite 138, Washington, D.C. 20001 ▪ 202-638-4290, FAX 202-638-4704
