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   Hunter Biden's license to practice law in Washington, D.C., was suspended   
   Tuesday, two weeks after the first son was convicted of felony gun   
   charges.   
      
   The District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued the decision, stating in   
   a two-page order that Biden was "suspended immediately" from practicing   
   law in Washington because he had committed "serious crimes" as defined by   
   D.C. Bar rules.   
      
   The suspension is temporary, and a panel known as the Board on   
   Professional Responsibility will review the matter further to consider   
   whether to recommend to the appellate court that it permanently disbar   
   Biden, according to a letter published alongside the order.   
      
   James Phalen, an attorney on the board, wrote in the letter addressed to   
   Biden that he could submit his position on his disbarment to the board by   
   Aug. 2, 2024, meaning the board would not make any recommendations to the   
   appellate court until after that date.   
      
   Phalen noted that the board's task will be to consider whether Biden's   
   crimes "involve moral turpitude."   
      
   A jury in Delaware found Biden guilty on June 11 of three felonies related   
   to his purchase of a revolver in 2018. The charges included Biden lying on   
   a federal form about his addiction to crack cocaine to purchase the gun   
   and then unlawfully retaining the firearm for several days while he was a   
   drug addict.   
      
   The charges carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and fines, but   
   sentencing guidelines suggest the first son could face up to several   
   months in prison.   
      
   A judge indicated his sentencing could take place in a few months, and   
   Biden is, in the meantime, in the process of fighting his conviction.   
      
   On Tuesday, his defense team filed a long-shot request for a new gun trial   
   based on a technicality regarding appellate court responses he received   
   before his trial took place. He may also appeal the conviction.   
      
   Biden's lead defense attorney, Abbe Lowell, indicated the first son might   
   file an appeal, saying after the verdict was handed down that his defense   
   team would "continue to vigorously pursue all the legal challenges   
   available."   
      
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   Lowell did not respond to a request for comment regarding his client's law   
   license suspension.   
      
   Biden was admitted to practice law in Washington in 2007, according to   
   public records. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1996.   
      
   https://gazette.com/news/wex/hunter-biden-dc-law-license-suspended-after-   
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