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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)

Citation
In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)
Parent Document
In Re Washington, 489 A.2d 452 (1985)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1985-02-28

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By and large, the Hearing Committees are expected to conduct their hearings in conformity with the generally accepted norms and customs of evidentiary presentation. If Bar Counsel intends to rely upon an unusual or aberrant procedure that he has used elsewhere in the past, then he has a responsibility to make that fact clear to the Hearing Committee Chair and to seek the Chair’s approval before so proceeding. It is not enough for Bar Counsel to assume that he will be permitted to conduct the hearing in whatever fashion he chooses and then to attempt to persuade the Hearing Committee that his conduct is justified by his experience in other Hearing Committees.