In Re Wright

This matter arises from a decision of the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) recommending that respondent William Wright, Jr. be disbarred. The matter came before the DRB on presentment of a Special Master charging respondent with knowing misappropriation of client funds, an event that almost invariably results in disbarment under the rule of In re Wilson, 81 N.J. 451, 409 A.2d 1153 (1979). Our independent review of the record leads us to conclude that disbarment is the appropriate discipline.

Respondent is a sole practitioner who was admitted to the bar in 1961. He maintains an office in South…