Opinion ID: 2050973
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Present Ability To Practice Law

Text: 86. Petitioner has continued to perform legal research, under the supervision of other attorneys. He has drafted motions and memoranda for pending cases and submitted them to the attorneys handling the cases for their use. Tr. II 137. 87. Petitioner has monitored classes at Howard University Law School to stay current in the law. Tr. I 122, 125. 88. Petitioner completed a course in professional responsibility in 1998. 89. Petitioner has learned how to use Lexis and Nexis to conduct legal research. 90. In his supplemental submission to the Board in January 2001, Petitioner clarified his future plans if he is reinstated to the Bar. He plans to work, for approximately one year, for Way of the Cross Church of Christ. During that period, he intends to prepare for private practice through the Bar's law office management and counseling programs. Petitioner has participated in the Lawyers Counseling Program since April 2000. He then intends to enter private practice with Edward Kimmel, Esquire, as an associate.