What It Takes To Get Disbarred In New Jersey

An attorney who had continued to represent clients while suspended (and did a poor job of it) has been disbarred by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

The Disciplinary Review Board

Respondent’s most serious ethics offense was practicing law while suspended. He represented at least six clients, starting on the day after his temporary suspension and for a period of eight months

He had previously defaulted on bar charges and defaulted in this one

The two present matters constitute his fourth and fifth brushes with the disciplinary system. They are also his fourth and fifth defaults. In our view, nothing short of disbarment is justified for respondent’s persistent refusal to abide by the rules of the profession and obvious disregard for the ethics system…

For his pattern of disrespect for disciplinary authorities, for the Court, and for the profession at  large respondent must be disbarred. We so recommend to the Court.

The court agreed. (Mike Frisch)