In Re Boylan

This attorney disciplinary proceeding arises from a motion for final discipline, based upon a criminal conviction, filed by the Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) before the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) pursuant to Rule 1:20-13(c). The DRB concurred in the OAE recommendation that James F. Boylan (respondent) be disbarred from the practice of law. The motion was based on respondent’s guilty plea in federal court to one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C.A § 1343. In ethical proceedings, the conviction of a criminal offense conclusively es tablishes guilt of the offense charged. In re…