Opinion ID: 1742730
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Misrepresentations to the Court

Text: In the Knapp matter, D'Angelo intentionally disregarded a court order in violation of DR 7-106(A) when he failed to provide other parties with proper notice of the sale of the property. He also violated DR 1-102(A)(4) (stating a lawyer shall not engage in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation) and DR 7-102(A)(3), (5) (stating a lawyer shall not knowingly conceal or fail to disclose that which a lawyer is required to reveal or knowingly make a false statement) when he made misrepresentations to the court to obtain an order allowing the sale of the property. D'Angelo also made misrepresentations in the final report in violation of DR 7-102(A)(3), (5). These misrepresentations are particularly egregious when viewed in light of D'Angelo's previous public reprimand for conduct involving dishonesty towards the court. On November 15, 1996, D'Angelo received a public reprimand by drafting and obtaining a judge's signature on a dissolution decree that varied from the parties' stipulation. Similar conduct in this case  obtaining a court's signature on a document which contained misrepresentations  demonstrates D'Angelo did not alter his behavior after the public reprimand.