Hunter Biden Agrees To Give Up His Law License In Washington, D.C.

Alessio AtriaApril 3, 2025, 3:59 pmNews >

Former President Joe Biden‘s son, Hunter Biden, has agreed to surrender his license to practice law in Washington, D.C.

On April 1, Hunter filed an affidavit under seal in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which noted that he had voluntarily consented to disbarment.

Hunter recently asked a California court to drop his defamation lawsuit against the man who leaked the contents of his laptop to the press, saying he’s “millions of dollars in debt.”

Before it becomes official, the D.C. court needs to accept the disciplinary board’s suggestion that the attorney consent to disbarment.

The terms of the consent agreement bar the release of the details in the affidavit Hunter was required to file to resolve the licensing dispute.

“[T]he affidavit required under [the relevant ethical rule] shall not be publicly disclosed or made available for use in any other proceeding except by order of the Court or upon written consent of the attorney,” the consent motion states – citing Washington, D.C., Bar rules.

Another document filed to end the case discusses the affidavit’s contents, but bar authorities asked the judge examining the matter to file that motion under seal, a request the court would almost certainly grant with minimal attention.

In their case against Hunter, bar authorities cited Rule XI, which requires suspension for any attorney found guilty of a felony.

Hunter graduated from Yale Law School in 1996 and was admitted to the Washington, D.C. bar in 2007.

His license was suspended in June 2024, two weeks after he was found guilty in a Delaware federal court of lying about his drug use to acquire a firearm.

Three months later, he pled guilty to nine charges—three felonies and six misdemeanors—stemming from his evasion of $1.4 million in taxes.

In December 2024, Biden issued Hunter a pardon while he was awaiting sentencing in both cases.

The D.C. Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel initiated the legal proceedings to suspend the attorney’s law license.

The bar labels any felony as a “serious crime” and caused the D.C. court to take action against Hunter.