Extra Year

In the District of Columbia, the maximum sanction that can be imposed on an unethical attorney is disbarment, which in functional effect is a five-year suspension with fitness.

Today the court imposed a six-year reciprocal suspension of an attorney as reciprocal discipline based on a Connecticut sanction, although he may be eligible for reinstatement on a faster track

Corey Brinson is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of six years with the right to seek reinstatement after May 10, 2021, if respondent’s supervised release has concluded and he has complied with all conditions imposed by the state of Connecticut, including the payment of the court-ordered restitution in the amount of $1,417,810. In addition, reinstatement is contingent on a showing of fitness.

(Mike Frisch)