Opinion ID: 1921960
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Marriages of J.C. to L.F-C. and E.Y.

Text: 4. In 1973, J.C. married L.F-C. In approximately 1982, they legally separated; in 1984, they entered into a Separation, Support, and Property Settlement Agreement. They were not finally divorced, however, until late 1994. BX 13 at 4-8; 14 & 34; see Tr. 298. 5. Ms. E.Y. graduated from college in 1978 and thereafter worked for various brokerage firms. Her first marriage ended in early 1982 with a divorce. Tr. 15-18. 6. In 1980, E.Y. met J.C. when she went to work at the Johnston Lemon brokerage firm. She initially worked in J.C.'s department where he was one of her supervisors. Tr. 19-20. 7. In 1981, E.Y. and J.C. began to date. At that time, both were married to their respective spouses, but in various stages of legal separation. Tr. 21,22, 298. 8. In 1982, after her divorce was final, E.Y. began to reside with J.C. She moved out after several months because she felt that J.C. was not sufficiently persistent in finalizing his divorce and she was out of patience. By Christmas of 1982, however, she had moved back in with him. Tr. 24-25. 9. Over the next few years, J.C.'s divorce was a frequent topic of discussion between E.Y. and J.C. J.C. advised her that the process of divorcing L.F-C. was difficult because of L.F-C.'s demands and personal feelings. Throughout this time, J.C. assured E.Y. that progress was being made and that L.F-C. and he were reaching agreements with respect to property division matters. Tr. 23-26. 10. In addition to their professional interaction with regard to public offerings, Respondent and J.C. came to be social friends sometime in 1982. E.Y. met Respondent through J.C. in 1985 at a social function while E.Y. was still employed by Johnston Lemon. E.Y. was aware that Respondent was a lawyer at Ginsburg, Feldman & Bress, as well as J.C.'s friend and advisor. Tr. 27-29, 233, 300. 11. In late 1985, J.C. falsely told E.Y. that he and his first wife, L.F-C., were finally divorced. On February 19, 1986, J.C. and E.Y. participated in a marriage ceremony in Washington, D.C. When he applied for the marriage license, J.C. falsely stated that he had not been married previously. BX 18. In fact, Mr. J.C. remained legally married to L.F-C. at the time of the February 1986 marriage to Ms. Y. and continued to be married to L.F-C. until November 28, 1994. 12. In 1986, E.Y. became pregnant. She and J.C. had their first child in February 1987. Tr. 36.