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In re Bergrin

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jun 16, 2009
972 A.2d 381 (N.J. 2009)

Opinion

June 16, 2009.


ORDER

The Office of Attorney Ethics having filed a petition with the Court pursuant to Rule 1:20-11, seeking the immediate temporary suspension from practice of PAUL W. BERGRIN of NEWARK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1980, and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that PAUL W. BERGRIN is temporarily suspended from the practice of law, effective immediately and until the further Order of this Court; and it is further

ORDERED that PAUL W. BERGRIN be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of his suspension; and it is further

ORDERED that the Attorney Trustee appointed for the protection of the assets and files of the law practice of PAUL W. BERGRIN shall make the appropriate disbursements from respondent's accounts to those clients and other persons who can be located and whose funds can be identified, and at the conclusion of the trusteeship, the funds remaining in the accounts maintained by respondent pursuant to Rule 1:21-6, if any, shall be transferred to the Superior Court Trust Fund, where they shall remain restrained from disbursement pending the farther Order of this Court; and it is further

ORDERED that PAUL W. BERGRIN comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys.


Summaries of

In re Bergrin

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jun 16, 2009
972 A.2d 381 (N.J. 2009)
Case details for

In re Bergrin

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF PAUL W. BERGRIN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Jun 16, 2009

Citations

972 A.2d 381 (N.J. 2009)
972 A.2d 381

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