Opinion
No. 21-BG-678
01-27-2022
IN RE Christopher B. SHEDLICK A Suspended Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Bar Registration No. 1010480
PER CURIAM.
ORDER
PER CURIAM
On consideration of the certified order from the state of Virginia suspending respondent from the practice of law in that jurisdiction for a period of three months to be served consecutively to an earlier imposed suspension; this court's October 14, 2020, order suspending respondent pending resolution of this matter and directing him to show cause why reciprocal discipline should not be imposed; no response having been filed; the statement of Disciplinary Counsel wherein he requests that this court impose a substantially different discipline and require a showing of fitness for reinstatement; no response having been filed; and it appearing that respondent was previously suspended from the practice of law in this jurisdiction for a period of three months, see In re Shedlick , 256 A.3d 209 (D.C. 2021) ; and it further appearing that respondent filed his D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g) affidavit on October 14, 2021, it is
ORDERED that Christopher B. Shedlick is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the District of Columbia for a period of three months, to be served consecutively to his earlier three-month suspension that began on October 14, 2021, and that reinstatement is contingent on a showing of fitness. See D.C. Bar R. XI, § 11(c)(4). Respondent's failure to comply with conditions to hire an accountant to address his extended failures to protect entrusted funds support the imposition of a fitness requirement prior to reinstatement to ensure the protection of the public. See, e.g., In re Edwards , 870 A.2d 90, 97 (D.C. 2005) (imposing a fitness requirement where respondent failed to comply with earlier conditions established to protect the public and ensure the proper handling of entrusted funds).