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Lawyer's ethics

I have a question which involves a lawyer's ethics and grounds for disbarrment. I was married and divorced in New York State. During the process of divorce, my ex-wife became romantically involved with her divorce attorney, which has had an significant advantage to her in our legal matters to this day. I was divorced in 2000. I have reviewed the New York lawyer's code of ethics, it seems to me that the activities of this individual have been highly unethical. I will briefly summarize some of his activities over the last 7 years:

1) he became romantically involved with client (ex-wife)

2) he moved in with his client (ex-wife) well in advance of completion of divorce

3) he has acted on behalf of my ex-wife in family law matters such as child support and continues to do so to this day

4) he recently has called me on the phone screaming, swearing, and levelling threats about a personal disagreement

5) he recently has been served a restraining order as the result of spousal abuse that he committed on my ex-wife

All of these activities are highly unethical. Would these activities be considered grounds for disbarrment? What is the process for disbarrment and who initiates those actions?

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