In re Hediger

927 A.2d 110, 192 N.J. 105, 2007 N.J. LEXIS 917

• Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
• Decided: July 17, 2007
• Status: Published

Opinion

ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 06-223, concluding that DANIEL D. HEDIGER of HACKENSACK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1995, should be censured for violating RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 1.15(a) (failure to safekeep property), RPC 1.15(b) (failure to promptly deliver funds to a third party), RPC 7.5(d) (improper use of firm name), and RPC 8.1(b) (failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities);

And the Disciplinary Review Board having further concluded that respondent should be required to submit proof to the Office of Attorney Ethics that his Washington Mutual trust account has been reconciled and closed; submit to the Office of Attorney Ethics quarterly reconciliations of his attorney accounts prepared by a certified public accountant; and be supervised in the practice of law for a period of two years;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that DANIEL D. HEDIGER is hereby censured; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent shall submit proof to the Office of Attorney Ethics that his Washington Mutual trust account has been reconciled and closed and shall submit to the Office of Attorney Ethics quarterly reconciliations of his attorney accounts prepared by a certified public accountant approved by the Office of Attorney Ethics for a period of two years and until the further Order of the Court; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent shall be supervised in his practice of law by a practicing attorney approved by the Office of Attorney Ethics for a period of two years and until the further Order of the Court; 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.