holding disbarment was proper where the attorney helped a client illegally pay a union official
How later courts described this case
- holding disbarment was proper where the attorney helped a client illegally pay a union official
- “In addition to protecting the public, it is our responsibility to seek to preserve public confidence in the legal profession and the judicial system.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
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.