William M. Tambussi, the Brown & Connery partner indicted by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office alongside political power broker George Norcross, accused the state's highest law enforcement officer of trying to criminalize the practice of law.

In a motion to dismiss the indictment filed Thursday by a legal team from Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, Tambussi alleged that he is barely mentioned in the 111-page indictment. He also cautioned that if Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's indictment against him is allowed to stand, the impact would have a chilling effect on the legal profession.