Court Opinion

ID: 9635287
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 13:45:48.206502+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:09:23.407053
License: Public Domain

PAPADAKOS, Justice,
concurring.
I join the majority opinion, but write, separately to express my personal dismay in the fate that has befallen Respondent as the result of his misconduct. His illustrious background and prominence in the legal community serve to magnify his ethical breaches. It is entirely appropriate to expect the most meticulous adherence to ethical standards from those with exceptional ability. Such attorneys should serve as models for the other members of the Bar and as public symbols of the highest professional ideals. When a member of the elite, such as Respondent, debases himself and violates the law for sheer personal gain, public confidence in the legal profession is destroyed.
Respondent has no right to expect less than disbarment.