Matter of Discipline of Jorissen

After a lengthy disciplinary history, respondent Timothy Jorissen was suspended from the practice of law in October 1981. In April 1984 the Director of Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility petitioned the court urging respondent’s disbarment. Respondent answered and petitioned for reinstatement. Following a hearing on the Director’s original petition urging disbarment, and a supplemental petition containing additional allegations of misconduct, and on respondent’s petition for reinstatement, a referee appointed by the court recommended disbarment. We accept the referee’s…