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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024)

Citation
In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024) 4.
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In the Matter of Edward J. Collins (2024)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
2024-09-20

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4.  Appropriate sanction.  We review de novo the disciplinary sanction imposed by the single justice to determine whether it "is markedly disparate from judgments in comparable cases."  Matter of Slavitt, 449 Mass. at 30, quoting Matter of Finn, 433 Mass. 418, 423 (2001).  See Matter of Greene, 476 Mass. 1006, 1008 (2016).  As the board acknowledged, the respondent's conduct broadly falls into the categories of "neglect" and "frivolous litigation," and as it found, the respondent's misconduct included the failure to comply with certain court orders.