In the Matter of Mark G. Legato (077464), In the Matter of Regan C. Kenyon, Jr. (077465), In the Matter of Alexander D. Walter (077467), Attorneys at Law

Some “ethical violations are, by their very nature, so patently offensive to the elementary standards of a lawyer’s professional duty that they per se warrant disbarment.” In re Cammarano, 219 N.J. 415, 421, 98 A.3d 1184 (2014) (quoting In re Conway, 107 N.J. 168, 180, 526 A.2d 658 (1987)). The sexual exploitation or abuse of children—whether completed or, as in the Legato and Kenyon matters, attempted—is such an egregious violation of societal norms that no discipline short of disbarment will ensure public confidence in the bar or the judiciary’s governance of the bar.

In recommending the…