Attorney Grievance Commission v. Haas

BELL, Chief Judge.

The issue this case presents is whether reciprocal discipline should be imposed in this case or, as the respondent, Richard J. Haas, argues, a different and a more lenient sanction is warranted. On motion of the Committee on Professional Standards (the Committee), the respondent was suspended from the practice of law by order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department of New York, dated May 5, 1997, pending compliance 1 with that court’s February 14, 1997 order directing him to appear before the Committee to be examined under oath and to…