Legal Opinion
In Re Breslin
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 28, 2002PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
For a lawyer, a judgment of disbarment is the ultimate professional sanction. Because in New Jersey disbarment invariably is permanent, a disbarred lawyer cannot ever again expect to practice his chosen profession. The enormity of that consequence has caused the members of this Court to treat disbarment matters with exceptional care and meticulous scrutiny.
The members of the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) were evenly divided on the question of discipline. Four members of the DRB recommended that Respondent be disbarred. Three members…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Matter of CoruzziSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- In Re PajerowskiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
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