In re Connolly

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1984. He maintained an office for the practice of law in New Jersey where he was also admitted in 1984.

By order dated February 10, 2009 (198 NJ 3, 965 A2d 113 [2009]), the Supreme Court of New Jersey temporarily suspended respondent from the practice of law until further order *1370of that court. The order was based upon respondent’s admission during a random compliance audit by the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics that he had misappropriated approximately $300,000 from his client trust account over an 18-month period.

We grant petitioner’s…