Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, seat of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Photo by Carmen Natale/ALM Lawyer Escapes Suspension as Mental Health Issues Held to Mitigate Ethics Violations
The ruling reinforces the Supreme Court's willingness to consider defenses to attorney ethics charges based on mental illnesses that impair the mind and deprive the attorney of the ability to act purposely or distinguish between right and wrong.
December 10, 2020 at 05:00 PM
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Matrimonial attorney Curtis Romanowski will not be suspended from practicing law after the Disciplinary Review Board said he was not responsible for mishandling cases due to mental health problems.
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