Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Carl J. Schwedler

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I agree with the court's mandate but I write separately to state my disagreement with the court's statement in f 14 of the opinion which states, "We agree that identical discipline is not an option in this case so a different sanction must be imposed." The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) excluded Attorney Carl J. Schwedler from practice. The Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) has advised this court that "exclusion from practice" before the USPTO effectively means disbarment for five years. Majority op., fn 1.

f 22. We could indeed impose identical discipline. We could…