Opinion
No. 22-BG-732
12-01-2022
IN RE Peter J. YANOWITCH A Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
ORDER
PER CURIAM
On consideration of the certified order from the state of Florida suspending respondent from the practice of law by consent for 90 days; this court's September 30, 2022, order suspending respondent pending final disposition of this proceeding and directing him to show cause why reciprocal discipline should not be imposed; and the statement of Disciplinary Counsel; and it appearing that respondent filed his D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g) affidavit on October 4, 2022, wherein he states that his suspension in the state of Florida began on September 8, 2021, and that he has not practiced law in this jurisdiction since that date, it is ORDERED that Peter J. Yanowitch is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for 90 days, nunc pro tunc to September 8, 2021. 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 to all cases in which the respondent does not participate); In re Goldberg , 460 A.2d 982, 985 (D.C. 1983) (holding that where an attorney promptly notifies Disciplinary Counsel of the original discipline and refrains from practicing law in the District during the period of suspension in the original jurisdiction, reciprocal discipline shall run concurrent with the original discipline).