Opinion ID: 2102487
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: The Attorney's Present Qualifications and Competence to Practice Law

Text: Respondent cites his pro se litigation of cases arising from his operation of Executive Suite to demonstrate his qualifications and competence to practice law. In Molovinsky v. The Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington , Respondent lost a $79,000 judgment and failed properly to preserve three issues for appellate review. 683 A.2d at 142-43. In Molovinsky v. Henneberry, supra, Respondent lost a motion for summary judgment, apparently oblivious to the fact that his contracts would be held void and unenforceable if he were operating a business in the jurisdiction without the appropriate license. And in Molovinsky v. The Monterey Cooperative, Inc., et al., 689 A.2d 531 (D.C.1996), Respondent attempted to relitigate a claim he had settled and dismissed with prejudice. The Court upheld the trial court's ruling that the suit was barred by res judicata and the statute of limitations. It clearly is not apparent from the handling of his own legal matters that Respondent can be trusted to handle those of others. He has taken no continuing legal education courses in the last two years. He offered no testimony from practitioners who could attest to his competence. Moreover, Respondent offered no documentary evidence that he subscribes to or has access to legal periodicals of any kind.