Matter of Goldstein

This matter arises from a report of the Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) recommending disbarment for multiple instances of misconduct over a period of years, aggravated by respondent’s failure to comply with his December 1978 agreement to limit his practice to criminal matters and to comply with an October 31, 1979 order of temporary suspension.

The eleven instances of misconduct are similar in nature. In each, defendant essentially failed to carry out contracts of employment with his clients, failed to act competently with respect to the matters entrusted to him, and misrepresented the status…