Matter of Weston

This case arises from a report and recommendation of the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for a period of two years. The recommendation is based on the findings of the Monmouth County District Ethics Committee that respondent had engaged in fraudulent misconduct in that he signed a deed and affidavit of title in the name of a client without authorization and misrepresented to the purchaser’s attorney that the documents were in fact genuine. Respondent does not contest the DRB’s conclusions that his conduct was unethical and in violation of…