Reinstatement Of Former Bar President Granted
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has held that a former state Bar Association President who resigned while under disciplinary investigation must take and passthe MPRE as a condition of reinstatement
We note that the petitioner has not been publicly disciplined by this Court. However, we would beremiss if we failed to address the circumstances of the petitioner’s seemingly-abrupt decision to resign from both the presidency of the Bar Association andhis membership in the bar. At the time of his resignation, the petitioner was the subject of an investigation by Disciplinary Counsel. That investigation was not complete, but the petitioner recognized that he faced possible formal disciplinary charges and public opprobrium as a result of both his conduct and his position. He resigned to save both himself and the bar from embarrassment.
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The disciplinary matters were resolved with private letters of reprimand.(Mike Frisch)
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