Matter of Kernan

In this attorney-disciplinary case, respondent, Stephen P. Keman, was charged with violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) arising out of two matters, one involving his own matrimonial action, the other relating to the disbursement of escrow funds. Following a determination by the District Ethics Committee (DEC), the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) found that respondent had engaged in unethical conduct. In the matrimonial matter, this entailed respondent’s failure to inform the court of the fact that he had transferred property that he had previously certified to the court as an…