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In re Bjorklund

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Oct 8, 2009
200 N.J. 273 (N.J. 2009)

Opinion

October 8, 2009.


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 09-136, concluding on the record certified to the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-4(f) (default by respondent), that JOHN WILLIAM BJORKLUND, JR., formerly of HADDON HEIGHTS, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1986, should be admonished for violating RPC 1.7(a) (engaging in conflict of interest by representing clients with directly adverse interests or where there is significant risk that representation of one client will be materially limited by the lawyer's responsibility to another client), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that JOHN WILLIAM BJORKLUND, JR., is hereby admonished; 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.


Summaries of

In re Bjorklund

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Oct 8, 2009
200 N.J. 273 (N.J. 2009)
Case details for

In re Bjorklund

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF JOHN WILLIAM BJORKLUND, JR., AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Oct 8, 2009

Citations

200 N.J. 273 (N.J. 2009)
979 A.2d 769

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