In re Tatelbaum
In re Tatelbaum
Opinion of the Court
On February 13, 2006, the Florida Supreme Court suspended the respondent, Charles M. Tatelbaum, from the practice of law for ninety days as the result of his having filed a false and fraudulent insurance claim
Respondent promptly self-reported his Florida suspension and this court issued an order temporarily suspending him per D.C. Bar R. XI, § 11(d), and referring the matter to the Board on Professional Responsibility (“Board”) for its recommendation on whether identical, greater, or lesser discipline should be imposed as reciprocal discipline, or whether it would proceed de novo. The Board submitted its report on October 18, 2006, and it recommends the imposition of functionally identical reciprocal discipline (followed by probation and subject to the same conditions imposed in Florida). Bar Counsel informed us on November 7, 2006, that he takes no exception to the Board’s report and recommendation, and respondent has not filed any exceptions.
Two well-established factors control our resolution of this matter: first, the lack of any exception greatly heightens our deference to the Board’s report;
ORDERED that Charles M. Tatelbaum is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of ninety days subject to his compliance in Florida with the other requirements imposed by the Florida Supreme Court as part of its discipline. Although respondent has requested that his suspension be imposed nunc pro tunc to run concurrently with his Florida suspension, he does not appear to have complied with the Board’s direction that he submit a satisfactory supplemental Goldberg
So ordered.
. This filing was unrelated to the respondent's practice of law and was instead an ill-advised attempt to comply with the terms of a divorce settlement requiring him to provide his ex-wife with health insurance.
. D.C. Bar R. XI, § 9(g)(2); In re Delaney, 697 A.2d 1212, 1214 (D.C. 1997).
. See In re Goldsborough, 654 A.2d 1285 (D.C. 1995); D.C. Bar R. XI, § 11(f).
. In re Goldberg, 460 A.2d 982 (D.C. 1983).
Reference
- Full Case Name
- In re Charles M. TATELBAUM, A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Bar Registration No. 232348)
- Status
- Published