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Griffith is placing some of the blame for the non-payment of his bar dues on his former law firm Wiley Rein & Fielding in D.C. He says he first learned the bar dues were not paid in 2001. That was when he sought a certificate of good standing from the D.C. bar. "It was an administrative matter; it was certainly not a disciplinary matter. Having said all that, I bear responsibility. . . . I should not have relied on others to do it. I don't rely on anybody to pay my bar dues now. I know that D.C. bar dues are due July 1 of each year. . . . I take my membership in the bar and obligations to the bar seriously. I deeply regret that . . . this problem happened."

Then Senator Hatch said, "I appreciate that explanation. That should wipe away any concerns." Hatch then said, "I am going to have to pay attention to my own notices."