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In re Austin

Supreme Court of New Jersey
May 6, 2009
969 A.2d 1121 (N.J. 2009)
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during one-year period of ineligibility, attorney made three court appearances on behalf of an attorney-friend who was not admitted in New Jersey, receiving a $500 fee for each of the three matters; the attorney knew that he was ineligible; also, the attorney did not keep a trust and a business account in New Jersey and misrepresented, on his annual registration form, that he did so; several mitigating factors considered, including the attorney's unblemished disciplinary record

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Opinion

May 6, 2009.

ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 08-309, concluding that CHARLES E. AUSTIN of ORANGE, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1996, should be reprimanded for violating RPC 1.15(d) (recordkeeping violations), RPC 5.5(a) (practicing law while ineligible), and RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that CHARLES E. AUSTIN is hereby reprimanded; and it is further

ORDERED that the entire record of this matter be made a permanent part of respondent's file as an attorney at law of this State; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Over-sight Committee for appropriate administrative costs and actual expenses incurred in the prosecution of this matter, as provided in Rule 1:20-17.

Summaries of

In re Austin

Supreme Court of New Jersey
May 6, 2009
969 A.2d 1121 (N.J. 2009)

during one-year period of ineligibility, attorney made three court appearances on behalf of an attorney-friend who was not admitted in New Jersey, receiving a $500 fee for each of the three matters; the attorney knew that he was ineligible; also, the attorney did not keep a trust and a business account in New Jersey and misrepresented, on his annual registration form, that he did so; several mitigating factors considered, including the attorney's unblemished disciplinary record

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during one-year period of ineligibility attorney made three court appearances on behalf of an attorney-friend who was not admitted in New Jersey, receiving a $500 fee for each of the three matters; the attorney knew that he was ineligible; also, the attorney did not keep a trust and a business account in New Jersey and misrepresented, on his annual registration form, that he did so; several mitigating factors considered, including the attorney's unblemished disciplinary record

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Case details for

In re Austin

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF CHARLES E. AUSTIN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: May 6, 2009

Citations

969 A.2d 1121 (N.J. 2009)
969 A.2d 1121

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