Cropp 's campaign began running negative attack ads during the month before the primary , painting Fenty as unfit for the job and as a careless lawyer who had been admonished by the D.C. Bar , ( in 2005 , he received an informal admonition from the Bar for his role in a probate case in 1999 ) .
In direct mail and television advertisements , Cropp painted Fenty as unfit for the job and a careless lawyer who had been admonished by the D.C. Bar ; in 2005 , he received an informal admonition from the Bar for his role in a probate case in 1999 .