Matter of Hasbrouck

This is an attorney-disciplinary case in which the attorney’s ethics violations are based on the commission of offenses relating to controlled dangerous substances. The Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) commenced this disciplinary proceeding by filing a motion before the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB), seeking final discipline of respondent, Patricia Lynn Hasbrouck, pursuant to Rule 1:20-2 for violating the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC). The motion was based on respondent’s 'arrest and admission into a Pre-Trial Intervention program (PTI) for obtaining a controlled dangerous substance by…