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District Of Columbia Court Of Appeals Record

IN RE: HARRY TUN

Case Information: 11-BG-0777
Short Caption:IN RE: HARRY TUNClassification:Bar Governance - Bar - Disciplinary Original
Superior Court or Agency Case Number:BDN273-06Filed Date:06/24/2011

Opening Event Date:06/24/2011Case Status:Decided/Dismissed
Record Completed:Post-Decision Matter Pending:
Briefs Completed:
Argued/Submitted:
Disposition:Next Scheduled Action:
Mandate Issued:

Party Information
Appellate RoleParty NameIFPAttorney(s)Arguing AttorneyE-Filer
PetitionerBar CounselN
Wallace E. Shipp NN
Joseph N. BowmanNY
PetitionerBoard on Professional ResponsibilityN
Charles J. WilloughbyNN
RespondentHarry Tun N
Steuart H. Thomsen NN

Events
Event DateStatusDescriptionResult
06/24/2011REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD ON PROF. RESP. that the court accept the petition for negotiated discipline and impose on respondent an 18-month suspension, with six months of the suspension stayed, followed by a one-year period of probation, with conditions agreed to by Bar Counsel and respondent, and with a requirement that any revocation of probation would require an imposition of the six-month suspension, with a requirement that respondent prove his fitness to practice law before reinstatement. It is the recommendation of the Hearing Committee that the negotiated discipline be approved.
06/30/2011FiledTMC - REPORT AND RECCOMENDATION #6 -
08/11/2011FiledSuspended ORDERED that Harry Tun is suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for the period of eighteen months from the date of this opinion, with six months of the suspension stayed, followed by one year of probation on the conditions agreed to by the parties. Should respondent's probation be revoked, the six-month stay shall be lifted and reinstatment conditioned on a shwoing of fitness to practice law. (FI,OB,KN)
08/12/2011FiledMotion (unopposed) of respondent to clarify and/or amend opinion pursuant to D.C. Bar Rule 14 (f) and request for expedited ruling. (Respondent)
08/12/2011FiledOrder that respondent's motion is granted, and it is FURTHER ORDERED that an amended opinion shall issue providing that the effective date of the discipline imposed on respondent is thirty days from the issuance of the opinion in this case, and that it is understood that respondent will use the thirty-day period to wind down his pending matters and cease his practice within this jurisdictiion. (FI,OB,KN)
08/18/2011FiledOrder (Amended Opinion) ORDERED that Harry Tun is suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for the period of eighteen months, with six months of the suspension stayed, followed by one year of probation on the condition agreed to by the parties. See D.C. Bar R. XI, Sec 14 (f). Should respondent's probation be revoked, the six month stay shall be lifted and reinstatement conditioned on a showing of fitness to practice law. (FE,OB,KN)
09/26/2011FiledAffidavit of respondent (Respondent)