In Re Mirabelli

These disciplinary proceedings originated in a complaint filed March 22, 1978 by the Union County Ethics Committee. An Answer was filed in due course and the matter was processed thereafter by the District Ethics Committee for District XII {R. 1:20 covering discipline of members of the bar having become effective on April 1, 1978). That Committee’s action was prompted by respondent’s guilty plea, on November 9, 1977, to a State Grand Jury accusation charging him with bribery in violation of N. J. 8. A. 2A:93-6.

At the time of his plea and during the proceedings before the local committee…