In re Weinstock

OPINION OF THE COURT

The petition, dated March 5, 1997, contains four charges of professional misconduct against the respondent. The Special Referee sustained all four charges. The Grievance Committee now moves to confirm the Special Referee’s report. The respondent has submitted an affirmation in response suggesting that, under the circumstances, “resort to the sternest and most stringent form of private discipline” is uniquely appropriate.

The four charges are predicated upon a common set of factual allegations.

The respondent has been a member of the Family Court Assigned Counsel Plan for the…