Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF K. KAY SHEARIN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2001-03-09
Citations: 166 N.J. 558
Docket Number: 
Parties: IN THE MATTER OF K. KAY SHEARIN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 166
Pages: 558–559

Head Matter:
766 A.2d 1146
IN THE MATTER OF K. KAY SHEARIN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW
March 9, 2001.

Opinion:
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision concluding that by way of reciprocal discipline, K. KAY SHEARIN of ELSMERE, DELAWARE, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1980, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year for unethical conduct that if committed in New Jersey would be in violation of RPC 3.3(a)(1) (making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal), RPC 3.5(c) (conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal), RPC 1.2(d) (counseling a client to engage in or assisting a client in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent), RPC 3.1 (bringing a non-meritorious claim before the court), RPC 3.2 (failure to expedite litigation), RPC 3.3(a)(4) (failing to disclose to a tribunal legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction known to the lawyer to be directly adverse to the client's position and not disclosed by opposing counsel), RPC 3.4(b) (falsifying evidence or assisting or counseling a witness to falsely testify), and RPC 4.1(a)(1) (making a false statement of material fact or law to a third person), for which misconduct respondent was suspended from practice in the State of Delaware for a period of one year effective January 1, 1999, and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that K. KAY SHEARIN is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year and until further Order of the Court, retroactive to July 17, 2000, the date of the decision of the Disciplinary Review Board; and it is further
ORDERED that the entire record of this matter be made a permanent part of respondent's file as an attorney at law of this State; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of suspension and that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Oversight Committee for appropriate administrative costs incurred in the prosecution of this matter.