APPLICATION OF MATTHEWS


94 N.J. 59 (1983)

462 A.2d 165

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF DONALD G. MATTHEWS FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAR OF NEW JERSEY.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard F. Conway argued the cause for Donald G. Matthews (Stern, Steiger, Croland & Bornstein, attorneys; Bernard F. Conway and Jay D. Rubenstein, on the brief).

Colette A. Coolbaugh, Assistant Director, argued the cause for Division of Ethics and Professional Services (Colette A. Coolbaugh, attorney; Harold L. Rubenstein, on the brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

The issues raised by these proceedings concern the standards for evaluating the fitness of a bar applicant to practice law and the procedures that must be followed in determining the candidate's fitness.

The individual whose application for admission to practice law has occasioned these proceedings is Donald Matthews. While in law school, Matthews was involved in a fraudulent investment scheme that eventually...

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