In Re Chandler

I dissent from the majority’s decision to suspend respondent from the practice of law for three years and until further order of court. In my opinion, such a sanction is, under the facts of this case, unduly harsh and significantly more punitive than sanctions imposed in other cases for conduct more egregious than the misconduct of which respondent is guilty in the case at bar.

This court’s "primary consideration in determining the nature and extent of discipline to be imposed in any particular case is the protection of the public and the integrity of the profession” (In re Kramer (1982), 92…