In Re Howell

10 N.J. 139 (1952)

89 A.2d 652

IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT G. HOWELL, AN ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Argued June 23, 1952.

Decided June 26, 1952.

For the order, Mr. Robert Peacock, Deputy Attorney General of New Jersey.

For the respondent, Mr. Leroy W. Loder.

Respect for the law is the keystone of our democracy. An attorney by tradition is an appropriate advocate of this truism and it behooves him to act accordingly and to exercise the utmost restraint under all circumstances. This is the theme of the Canons of Professional Ethics, explicitly set forth in the preamble…