Matter of Kinnear

The Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) commenced this disciplinary proceeding by filing with the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) a Motion for Final Discipline of respondent, Richard T. Kinnear, pursuant to Rule 1:20-6(b)(2)(i). The Motion was based on respondent’s guilty plea to a charge of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, cocaine, in violation of N.J. S.A. 24:21-19a(1).

The DRB accurately sets forth the relevant facts surrounding respondent’s conviction in its Decision and Recommendation:

Respondent, an admitted addict, “shared or gave” cocaine to an undercover narcotics…