Court Opinion

ID: 9603684
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 02:08:54.961542+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:11:55.007669
License: Public Domain

FELDMAN, Chief Justice,
specially concurring:
I fully agree with the analysis and result reached in this case. I write only to comment on the fact that respondent represented himself, which is seldom wise for any person and almost never wise for a lawyer who is charged with disciplinary violations. Twelve years on the bench have made it obvious to me that the behavior problems leading lawyers to err are often made apparent by self-representation in disciplinary proceedings. This case is no exception. Respondent’s brief makes it clear that he is not to be trusted in representing any client. The best that one can say for him is that he represents himself no better than he represented his clients.