People v. Buckley

In this attorney discipline case the respondent and the assistant disciplinary counsel have entered into a stipulation, agreement, and conditional admission of misconduct providing for the imposition of either a private or public censure. An inquiry panel of the Supreme Court Grievance Committee approved the stipulation, and a majority of the panel recommended the imposition of a private censure. We accept the stipulation, but conclude that public censure constitutes the appropriate sanction under all of the circumstances.

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The respondent was admitted to the bar of this court on October 1,…