In Re Doughty

This is a lawyer disciplinary proceeding. The respondent, Stephen Doughty, is a Delaware lawyer who is a partner in a New Jersey law firm. The primary allegations are that Doughty, for many years, practiced law in Delaware without maintaining a bona fide office in Delaware, failed to maintain his books and records in compliance with Delaware law, and falsely certified to this Court that his books and records were being maintained in compliance with Delaware law and that his tax obligations were being met. While Doughty admitted most of the facts underlying the petition for discipline, he…