Civil and even a criminal suit is his problem. Does he take a chance and go for trial with the possibility of perjuring himself on the stand?
Meehan wouldn't lie for him. He will be censured and fined by his licensing board but continue.
It looks like the bar is moving swiftly in this case. They're pressing the charges before the case has ended for one thing, and that's a very unusual step. I don't think the bar is going to let it drag out, but I agree that would be the normal course because that's the general way they behave in all states as far as I know and have heard. But sometimes there is an exception that really lights a fire under them, and that fire appears to be well-lit now and approaching inferno level in a few months.
A criminal charge is the least likely of all the carnages he's facing.