Opinion
D-118 September Term 2019 084283
07-02-2020
In the MATTER OF Diane Marie ACCIAVATTI, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 018561984)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 19-321, concluding that Diane Marie Acciavatti of Haledon, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1984, should be censured for violating RPC 1.1(a) (gross neglect), RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 1.4(b) (failure to communicate with client), RPC 1.5(a) (unreasonable fee), RPC 1.5(c) (on conclusion of a contingent fee matter, failure to provide the client with a written statement of the outcome, and if there was a recovery, showing the remittance to the client and the method of determination), and RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation);
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Diane Marie Acciavatti is hereby censured; 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.