In re Bonanno

Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1989. He maintains an office for the practice of law in New Jersey where he was admitted to practice in 1981.

Petitioner, the Committee on Professional Standards, moves to reciprocally discipline respondent based upon his public reprimand by the Supreme Court of New Jersey on May 10, 1994. Respondent opposes the motion.

It appears that respondent has been a solo practitioner since his admission and has no prior disciplinary record. In 1985, he hired a legal assistant who respondent believed had graduated from law school but had failed the New…