In re Fell

Supreme Court of New Jersey

In re Fell

47 A.3d 668, 211 N.J. 2, 2012 N.J. LEXIS 776

DecidedJuly 18, 2012

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In re Fell, 47 A.3d 668, 211 N.J. 2, 2012 N.J. LEXIS 776 (N.J. 2012).

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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.

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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.

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47 A.3d 668, 211 N.J. 2, 2012 N.J. LEXIS 776, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/in-re-fell-nj-2012.