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Notice: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the Atlantic and Maryland Reporters. Users are requested to notify the Clerk of the Court of any formal errors so that corrections may be made before the bound volumes go to press. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURT OF APPEALS No. 26-BG-0425 IN RE KEMPER B. WARREN, RESPONDENT. An Administratively Suspended Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals (Bar Registration No. 1617183) On Report and Recommendation of the Board on Professional Responsibility Hearing Committee Number Four Approving Amended Petition for Negotiated Discipline (BDN: 25-ND-007; DDN: 2025-D105) (Decided November 12, 2026) Before EASTERLY and MCLEESE, Associate Judges, and GLICKMAN, Senior Judge. PER CURIAM: This decision is nonprecedential. Please refer to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 12.1(d), governing the appropriate citation of this opinion. In this disciplinary matter, the Hearing Committee recommends approval of the parties’ amended petition for negotiated discipline. Respondent Kemper B. Warren acknowledges that (1) when applying to her LL.M. program she falsely inflated her law school GPA in her resume and included a false statement in her application; (2) in connection with applying for employment through her LL.M. 2 program, she submitted an altered transcript of her law school grades, an altered transcript of her LL.M. program grades, and a resume that included a false statement; and (3) she thereby engaged in dishonesty in violation of D.C. R. Pro. Conduct 8.4(c). The proposed discipline consists of a one-year suspension with nine months stayed in favor of a term of unsupervised probation with conditions. Having reviewed the Committee’s recommendation in accordance with our procedures in these cases, see D.C. Bar R. XI, § 12.1(d), we agree that this case is appropriate for negotiated discipline and “the agreed-upon sanction is justified,” In re Mensah, 262 A.3d 1100, 1104 (D.C. 2021) (per curiam) (internal quotation marks omitted), in light of reasonably analogous precedents involving false statements by attorneys when applying for jobs or on Bar applications. See, e.g., In re Jenkins, 298 A.3d 293, 293-94 (D.C. 2023) (per curiam); In re Thomas-Bellamy, 125 A.3d 1136, 1137-38 (D.C. 2015) (per curiam); In re Hawn, 917 A.2d 693, 693-94 (D.C. 2007) (per curiam); In re Powell, 898 A.2d 365, 365-66 (D.C. 2006) (per curiam); In re Rosen, 570 A.2d 728, 728-30 (D.C. 1989) (per curiam). Accordingly, it is ORDERED that respondent Kemper B. Warren is hereby suspended for one year with nine months stayed in favor of unsupervised probation with the conditions that: (a) she will not engage in any misconduct in this or any other jurisdiction during 3 the probationary period; and (b) she will notify any clients of the suspension and probationary period. The probationary term will begin immediately upon the issuance of this opinion and will conclude one year after respondent completes the unstayed portion of her suspension. Respondent may be required to serve the stayed portion of her suspension if she is found to have violated her probation. Additionally, we direct respondent’s attention to D.C. Bar R. XI, § 14(g), which requires the filing of an affidavit with this court for purposes of reinstatement in accordance with D.C. Bar R. XI, § 16, and Bd. Pro. Resp. R. 9.9. So ordered.