In re Burnbaum

Following his Federal felony drug conviction, the Supreme Court of Florida granted the petition of the respondent, Michael W. Bumbaum, for disciplinary resignation from the Florida bar. Approximately twelve years later, bar counsel petitioned, pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 4:01, § 16, as appearing in 425 Mass. 1319 (1997), for reciprocal discipline in Massachusetts. After a hearing, a single justice of this court ordered that the respondent be suspended for three years from the practice of law in Massachusetts. Bar counsel appeals. We conclude that the respondent should be disbarred.

Background. The…