A New Jersey lawyer is facing suspension for calling his adversary “stupid” and “bush league” at a deposition and making corruption allegations about the judge.
Clifford Van Syoc’s eventual apology for the outbursts “was eviscerated by his continued claim, at the disciplinary hearing, that the name calling was ‘understandable and justifiable’ under the circumstances,” the state Disciplinary Review Board said in urging the Supreme Court to issue a six-month suspension.
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