IMO the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware: Robert S. Bria ( 2021 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN THE MATTER OF A §
MEMBER OF THE BAR OF § No. 149, 2021
THE SUPREME COURT OF §
DELAWARE: § Board Case No. 114915-R
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ROBERT S. BRIA, §
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Petitioner.
Submitted: May 19, 2021
Decided: May 27, 2021
Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; TRAYNOR and MONTGOMERY-REEVES,
Justices.
ORDER
It appears to the Court that:
(1) On February 27, 2014, this Court suspended the petitioner,
Robert S. Bria, from the practice of law in Delaware for six months and one
day beginning March 4, 2014 and ending September 5, 2014.1 On January
26, 2021, Bria filed his petition for reinstatement. The Office of Disciplinary
Counsel (“ODC”) supported Bria’s petition for reinstatement, subject to
conditions.
(2) The Board on Professional Responsibility held a hearing on
Bria’s petition, and filed its report and recommendation (“Report and
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In re Bria, 2014 WL 812451 (Del. Feb. 27, 2014).
Recommendation”) with this Court on May 13, 2021. The Board recommends
that Bria be reinstated subject to the joint stipulated conditions proffered by
Bria and the ODC. The ODC and Bria have informed the Court that they will
not be filing any objections to the Report and Recommendation.
(3) The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation
carefully. The Court has determined that the Board’s Report and
Recommendation should be adopted in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Board’s Report and
Recommendation (“Exhibit A”) is ACCEPTED. Robert S. Bria, Esquire,
shall be reinstated, effective immediately, as a member of the Bar of this
Court, subject to the following conditions:
(1) He shall attend approved continuing legal education courses
totaling 24 credit hours including 4 hours of Enhanced Ethics, as
required as an active member of the Delaware Bar, by the end of
his reporting period, December 31, 2022; and
(2) His reinstatement is subject to a two-year probation period
during which time he shall perform the following:
(a) He shall continue his participation in monitoring by DE-
LAP;
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(b) He shall continue his treatment with Ms. O’Brien and to
comply with her treatment instructions;
(c) He shall fully cooperate with the ODC in monitoring
compliance with terms of probation;
(d) He shall not engage in the practice of law as a solo
practitioner or serve as the managing attorney of any firm
for a two-year period following reinstatement; and
(e) He shall notify the ODC within five (5) business days of
any change in employment or if he ceases working as an
attorney. Should he cease working as an attorney during
the two-year probation period, the duration of such
probation shall toll until he resumes appropriate
employment.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves
Justice
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