In re Azadeh Sophia Kokabi ( 2020 )

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 20-BG-381
IN RE AZADEH SOPHIA KOKABI
2020 DDN 66
A Member of the Bar of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Bar Registration No. 1017568BEFORE: Thompson and Deahl, Associate Judges, and Nebeker, Senior Judge.
ORDER
(FILED— August 27, 2020)
On consideration of the certified order from the state of Virginia suspending
respondent from the practice of law in that jurisdiction for a period of four years with
reinstatement contingent on satisfying the conditions imposed; this court’s June 22,
2020, order suspending respondent pending resolution of this matter; and the
statement of Disciplinary Counsel wherein he requests that this court impose a
substantially different discipline and disbar respondent; no response having been
filed by respondent; and it appearing that respondent filed her D.C. Bar R. XI, §14(g)
affidavit on July 31, 2020, it is
ORDERED that Azadeh Sophia Kokabi is hereby disbarred from the practice
of law in the District of Columbia, nunc pro tunc to July 31, 2020. Any petition for
reinstatement shall demonstrate that respondent has satisfied the conditions imposed
by the state of Virginia. In this case we have imposed the sanction of disbarment
pursuant to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 11(c)(4), because respondent’s actions constitute
multiple instances of theft from her former employer and together with her attempts
to hide her actions constitute conduct that would result in disbarment in this
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jurisdiction, irrespective of her employer’s decision to not file a criminal complaint.
See, e.g., In re Slattery, 767 A.2d 203 (D.C. 2001).
PER CURIAM