In Re Clegg

_JjI concur to comment on the irrelevance of respondent not having been charged with or convicted of any criminal offense. In my view, it is of no moment, nor does this lack of a criminal record for his conduct constitute a mitigating factor. Respondent committed felonious conduct by using cocaine; he just did not get caught by law enforcement. We sanction conduct and we do not need a criminal charge or a conviction to do so. The use of illegal substances constitutes reprehensible conduct that degrades our time-honored profession. It certainly is not appropriate conduct for a prominent lawyer…