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Joseph P Cillo used and sold cocaine and quayludes
in his office, from his office with his employees and family openly at his house.
This guy is puttin YouR MONEY up his Noooose. ./.
In 1983, Respondent established the law firm of Cillo,
Williamson, and Horowitz, which later became Cillo,
Williamson and Dunham. (R. Bar Exhibit 4, Deposition, p.6).
Respondent opened the law office in Newport Beach,
California. (R. Bar Exhibit 4, Deposition, p.7, L.12-15).
Respondent was admitted to practice law in Florida, but not
California. (R. Amended Complaint, Count 111, paragraph 37,
Answer, paragraph 37).
Respondent engaged in the unauthorized practice of law
in the State of California. Respondent practiced law in the
State of Texas without a license regarding the Lenoir (Count
I) and Schwartz (Count IV) matters. This pattern of
deliberate and intentional legal representation without a
license in California and Texas illustrates Respondent's
lack of respect for the legal system.
The Referee found that Respondent engaged in the
unauthorized practice of law in both states. The Referee's
finding is clear, uncontroverted, and should be upheld.
The evidence at the Final Hearing established that
Respondent used cocaine and quaaludes. (TR 11, p.208,
L.19-25; R. Bar Exhibit 4, Deposition, p.30 and p.31; TR 11,
p.236) L.21; TR 111, p.413, L.12-17; TR 11, p.363, L.1-7).
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Respondent openly used cocaine in his law office and in
his home. The Referee found Respondent "used cocaine with
friends and particularly business associates". (RR p.5-6).
In fact, Respondent involved his office staff in the illegal
use of drugs.
Respondent's illegal possession of cocaine and
quaaludes alone merit suspension. Moreover, Respondent's
use of a secretary to purchase and deliver cocaine to him
warrants disbarment. Respondent sent his secretary Mimi
Wjlliama to get cocaine for him from different sources. Ms.
Williams testified to a typical transaction as follows:
There was a gentleman who ... that he
was working with that was .... he was
supposed to be representing in some way.
His name was Michael Schute. I was sent
to his office to . . . it was . . . again,
never saw the money taken out or the
cocaine put in, but I arrived, took the
money over there and came back and when
Joseph opened up the package it had
cocaine in it. (TR 11, p.209, L.19-25).
Ms. Williams also testified that she was instructed by
Respondent to deliver money to a woman named Megan that
supplied cocaine. (TR 11, p.210, L.3-5). Whenever Ms.
Williams voiced concern to Respondent regarding her delivery
of cocaine, Respondent advised her "not to worry'' about it,
that if anything happened he would take care of it". (TR
11, p.210, L.18-22).