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In re Byrne

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Sep 6, 2006
905 A.2d 864 (N.J. 2006)

Opinion

September 6, 2006.


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 06-046, concluding that JAMES PETER BYRNE of WEST NEW YORK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1991, should be reprimanded for violating RPC 1.5(c) and Rule 1:21-7(g) (failure to prepare written fee agreement), RPC 1.7(a) and (b) (conflict of interest), RPC 5.3(a), (b) and (c) (failure to supervise non-lawyer employees), and RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that JAMES PETER BYRNE 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.


Summaries of

In re Byrne

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Sep 6, 2006
905 A.2d 864 (N.J. 2006)
Case details for

In re Byrne

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF JAMES PETER BYRNE, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Sep 6, 2006

Citations

905 A.2d 864 (N.J. 2006)
905 A.2d 864

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