IN RE: S. MICHAEL BENDER

Case Information: 10-BG-0943
Short Caption:	IN RE: S. MICHAEL BENDER	Classification:	Bar Governance - Bar - Disciplinary Reciprocal
Superior Court or Agency Case Number:	BDN191-10	Filed Date:	08/02/2010
Opening Event Date:	08/02/2010	Case Status:	Closed
Record Completed:		Post-Decision Matter Pending:
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Disposition:		Next Scheduled Action:
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Events
Event Date	Status	Description	Result
08/02/2010		DISCIPLINARY LETTER from the Office of Bar Counsel with a certified copy of an order of the Supreme Court of New Jersey suspending respondent.
08/04/2010		RECEIVED a copy of a letter addressed to respondent from the Office of Bar Counsel advising respondent of Bar Counsel's recommendation that respondent be suspended on an interim basis pursuant to D.C. Bar Rule XI, Sec 11 (d), and of respondent's obligation to file a compliant affidavit pursuant to Sec 14 (g).
08/17/2010		ORDER Having received a certified copy of an order of the Supreme Court of New Jersey suspending respondent from the practice of law for a period of three years and until further order of that court, it is, accordingly, pursuant to D.C. Bar Rule XI, Sec 11 (d), ORDERED that respondent is suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia pending pending final disposition of this proceeding, effective on the date of entry of this order, and it is FURTHER ORDERED that respondent show cause within thirty days why he should not be suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for three years with his reinstatement conditioned upon a showing of fitness. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Bar Counsel shall reply to respondent's response no later than fifteen days after service of the response. Alternatively, no later than fifteen days after respondent's response was due, Bar Counsel may object to the imposition of reciprocal discipline based upon the facts set forth in D.C. Bar Rule XI, Sec 11 (c). Bar Counsel shall provide the Court with the relevant portions of the record of the proceeding in the other disciplining court, the statute and rules that governed it, and a short statement identifying all of the issues that the matter presents. It is FURTHER ORDERED that if Bar Counsel opposes the imposition of identical discipline, Bar Counsel shall (1) recommend appropriate non-identical discipline or (2) request that the matter be referred to the Board for its recommendation as to discipline. Respondent may reply within ten days after service of Bar Counsel's submission. It is FURTHER ORDERED that respondent's attention is drawn to the requirement of Rule XI, Sec 14 relating to suspended attorneys and to the provisions of Rule XI, Sec 16 (c) dealing with the timing of eligibility for reinstatement as related to compliance with Rule XI, Sec 14, including the filing of the required affidavit. (ETW)
09/29/2010		STATEMENT of Bar Counsel regarding reciprocal discipline.
10/04/2010		TMC - notice of reciprocal discipline - OTSC - statement of Bar Counsel - proposed order
11/12/2010	Filed	SUSPENSION ORDERED that S. Michael Bender, Esquire is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of three years with a fitness requirement. It is FURTHER ORDERED that for purposes of reinstatement respondent's suspension will not begin to run until such time as he files an affidavit that fully complies with the requirements of D.C. Bar R. XI, Sec 14 (g). (RD, TE, KG)
11/29/2010		RECEIVED from the Office of Bar Counsel a notice of nonfiling by respondent the required affidavit pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, Sec 14.