Opinion
M-1313 September Term 2018 082711
09-10-2020
In the MATTER OF Zak A. ALJALUDI, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 005712009)
ORDER
This matter having been duly presented to the Court on the motion of the Office of Attorney Ethics seeking to compel Zak A. Aljaludi of Fairview, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2009, to comply with the Order of the Court filed May 3, 2019 that required respondent to: (1) practice law only under the supervision of a practicing attorney approved by the Office of Attorney Ethics, (2) obtain a cosignatory approved by the Office of Attorney Ethics for his attorney trust account and make no disbursements from the trust account without the signature of the cosignatory, (3) receive psychological counseling, and (4) cooperate fully with the Office of Attorney Ethics in its investigation (M-830-18); And the Office of Attorney Ethics having renewed its petition for the temporary suspension of respondent pursuant to Rule 1:20-3 (g) (4) and Rule 1:20-11;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that the petition of the Office of Attorney Ethics is granted and Zak A. Aljaludi is temporarily suspended from practice, effective immediately, pending his compliance with the Order of the Court filed May 3, 2019 (M-830-18), and until the further Order of the Court; and it is further ORDERED that Zak A. Aljaludi be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of his suspension; and it is further
ORDERED that all funds, if any, currently existing or hereinafter deposited in any New Jersey financial institution maintained by Zak A. Aljaludi pursuant to Rule 1:21-6 be restrained from disbursement except on application to this Court, for good cause shown, and shall be transferred by the financial institution to the Clerk of the Superior Court, who is directed to deposit the funds in the Superior Court Trust Fund pending the further Order of this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that Zak A. Aljaludi comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that the entire record of this matter be made a permanent part of the respondent's file as an attorney at law of this State.