respondent attorney received public reprimand was appropriate for one attorney who on two occasions submitted improperly notarized affidavits to the court by having clients sign blank sheets of paper before attorney completed the affidavits, but affidavits were accurate renditions of clients' statements and six month suspension with the full period stayed appropriate for another attorney who on six occasions, submitted improperly notarized affidavits to the court by having the clients sign blank sheets of paper before attorney completed the affidavits and where attorney added to one of the affidavits a statement that the client allegedly had never made but where affidavits were otherwise correct
How later courts described this case
- respondent attorney received public reprimand was appropriate for one attorney who on two occasions submitted improperly notarized affidavits to the court by having clients sign blank sheets of paper before attorney completed the affidavits, but affidavits were accurate renditions of clients' statements and six month suspension with the full period stayed appropriate for another attorney who on six occasions, submitted improperly notarized affidavits to the court by having the clients sign blank sheets of paper before attorney completed the affidavits and where attorney added to one of the affidavits a statement that the client allegedly had never made but where affidavits were otherwise correct
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The opinion
Douglas, J.,
concurring in part and dissenting in part. I concur with the majority with regard to the sanction imposed on respondent Sylvan P. Reisenfeld. I dissent as to the sanction imposed on Bradley A. Reisenfeld. I would impose a public reprimand.