In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of McDonough

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• concluding that chemical dependency was not an applicable mitigating factor, in part because the lawyer had \not established that he has accomplished a meaningful and sustained recovery from his alcohol dependency\
• finding that, although accused lawyer recognized a need for treatment, he did not establish that he accomplished a “meaningful and sustained recovery”
• applying that factor when Bar filed formal complaint in 2001 alleging criminal acts, some of which occurred in the 1980s
• finding selfish motive because lawyer acted to serve own personal convenience by driving with suspended license
• finding selfish motive because lawyer acted to serve own personal convenience by driving with suspended license
• finding the existence of criminal penalties to be a mitigating factor

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