A prominent Washington, D.C., criminal defense lawyer was facing allegations that he mishandled client funds when he agreed earlier this year to voluntarily leave the bar, according to disciplinary records obtained by Reuters that reveal new details in the case.
Misconduct allegations against Bernard Grimm, a member of the D.C. bar since 1984, first became public in May when a regulatory panel that oversees bar regulations told an appeals court that he had agreed to disbarment. The D.C. Court of Appeals subsequentlyThe underlying claims were not detailed in those documents. But a court filing from the D.C.
"I had planned to leave the practice of law two years ago, and down shift and sort of get into the twilight of my career and do something else," Grimm told Reuters on Monday. "I never had any experience with the disciplinary board before." Additional details of the ethics claims against Grimm were included in a previously unreported court filing in July from one of Grimm's former clients, Ashley Furst.
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