Deiner

When an Arlington County police detective called Howard D. Deiner in September 2008 and told him he'd been accused of practicing law without a license, Deiner told the detective he didn't need a law license to represent parents of special-needs children.

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One Arlington man, who requested that his name be withheld to protect his child's privacy, testified that he paid Deiner $3,150 in 2007 and that Deiner never even filed an initial brief in the administrative schools process.

Howard Deiner convicted for practicing without license in special-needs cases Tom Jackman 2010

Deiner did not contest the lawsuit, and last November Newman imposed a default judgment of $13,552 for the fees the Griffins paid and an additional $100,000 in punitive damages, calling Deiner's conduct "one of the most egregious things I've ever heard."

Howard Deiner convicted for practicing without license in special-needs cases Tom Jackman 2010

Deiner said he didn't know his license had been suspended from 2006 through April 2009.

Howard Deiner convicted for practicing without license in special-needs cases Tom Jackman 2010

Shortly after the default judgment, Arlington police arrested Deiner for one count each of fraud and practicing without a license, and prosecutors added three more fraud counts in July.

Howard Deiner convicted for practicing without license in special-needs cases Tom Jackman 2010

Arlington lawyer Howard D. Deiner, who faces trial in Arlington County Circuit Court this month for practicing without a license, has had his license suspended by the D.C. Bar after a District court ruled that "he appears to pose a substantial threat of serious harm to the public."

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Deiner, 56, specialized in representing families of children with special educational needs.

Arlington lawyer's license suspended Tom Jackman 2010

Wenn ich mir die "Impressionen"/Bilder zu Deiner neuen Buchreihe ansehe, dann frage ich mich: "Wo hast Du Dich nur so lange Zeit versteckt?"

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Numerous parents said he continued to represent himself as a lawyer, and many of those parents filed complaints with the D.C. Bar when Deiner failed to return phone calls, refund fees or provide their case files.

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Deiner paid to have his law license reinstated by the D.C. Bar in April 2009, but the bar suspended him again last month because he "appears to pose a substantial threat of serious harm to the public."

Howard Deiner convicted for practicing without license in special-needs cases Tom Jackman 2010