A lawyer who allegedly took more than $600,000 from several clients for personal purposes should be disbarred, a state lawyer-discipline panel recommended.
An Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission Review Board made the disbarment recommendation in the case of Thomas W. Murphy.
Murphy argued that his conduct warranted a suspension not disbarment; the panel disagreed.
“The record clearly demonstrates that respondent should be disbarred,” the review board report says.
The matter is now …