In re Anderson ( 2024 )

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS
No. 24-BG-0693
IN RE LAWRENCE J. ANDERSON,
2024 DDN 56
A Member of the Bar of the
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Bar Registration No. 439983BEFORE: McLeese and Shanker, Associate Judges, and Washington, Senior Judge.
ORDER
(FILED—October 3, 2024)
On consideration of the certified order from the state of Maryland disbarring
respondent from the practice of law by consent; this court’s August 13, 2024, order
suspending respondent pending disposition of this matter and directing him to show
cause why reciprocal discipline should not be imposed; and the statement of
Disciplinary Counsel wherein he requests that reinstatement be conditioned upon
respondent’s reinstatement in Maryland; and it appearing that respondent has not
filed a response or his D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g) affidavit, it is
ORDERED that Lawrence J. Anderson is hereby disbarred from the practice
of law in the District of Columbia with reinstatement conditioned upon his
reinstatement in Maryland. See In re Sibley, 990 A.2d 483, 487-88 (D.C. 2010)
(explaining that there is a rebuttable presumption in favor of imposition of identical
discipline and exceptions to this presumption should be rare); In re Fuller, 930 A.2d
194, 198 (D.C. 2007) (explaining that a rebuttable presumption of identical
reciprocal discipline applies unless one of the exceptions is established); see also In
re Gonzalez, 318 A.3d 1208, 1219 (D.C. 2024) (where respondent acquiesced,
imposing requirement of reinstatement in New Jersey in addition to proof of fitness
in the District of Columbia). It is
No. 24-BG-0693
FURTHER ORDERED that, for purposes of reinstatement, Mr. Anderson’s
disbarment 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, § 14(g).
PER CURIAM