In re Fell

Supreme Court of New Jersey
In re Fell, 211 N.J. 2 (N.J. 2012)
47 A.3d 668; 2012 N.J. LEXIS 776

In re Fell

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 12-005, concluding that JOSEPH JEROME FELL of BERNARDSVILLE, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1992, should be reprimanded for violating RPC 1.8(a)(2) (entering into a business transaction with a client without advising the client, in wilting, of the desirability of seeking the advice of independent counsel), and RPC 1.8(a)(3) (entering into a business transaction with a client without obtaining the client’s written informed consent to the terms of the transaction and the lawyer’s role in the transaction), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that JOSEPH JEROME FELL 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 Oversight Committee for appropriate administrative costs and actual expenses incurred in the prosecution of this matter, as provided in Rule 1:20-17.

Reference

Full Case Name
IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH JEROME FELL, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 033601992)
Status
Published