It’s a Puzzlement: The First Hiccup

An attorney who was suspended in 2012 for his failure to comply with a fee arbitration determination failed to file the affidavit required of suspended attorneys and did not respond to the ensuing investigation.

As a result, he was censured by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

The Disciplinary Review Board was puzzled

Respondent’s lack of attention to his obligation to file the R~ 1:20-20 affidavit is somewhat puzzling, considering that he has been practicing for twenty-five years, without so much as a disciplinary “hiccup.” Not only did he not file the necessary affidavit, but he defaulted in this matter. Like attorneys Terrell, Saint-Ceyr, and Sirkin, who had no history of final discipline, failed to file the required affidavits, following a temporary suspension, and then defaulted in the disciplinary matter that ensued, respondent, too, should receive a censure. We so determine.

The case is In re Robert Vreeland and can be found at this link. (Mike Frisch)