Opinion
D-150 September Term 2019 084590
09-24-2020
In the MATTER OF Ulysses ISA, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 042302006)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 19-361, concluding that Ulysses Isa of Union City, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2006, and who has been suspended from the practice of law since May 9, 2018, pursuant to Orders of the Court filed May 9, 2018, December 7, 2018, and July 17, 2019, should be censured for violating RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 1.4(b) (failure to keep client reasonably informed about the status of a matter), RPC 1.4(c) (failure to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions regarding the representation), RPC 1.16(d) (on termination of representation, failure to refund the unearned portion of the retainer), and RPC 8.1(b) (failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities);
And the Disciplinary Review Board having determined that respondent should be required to refund to his client in this matter the $750 retainer and filing fee and that prior to reinstatement to practice, respondent should be required to provide to the Office of Attorney Ethics copies of all NJLAP monitoring reports and proof of his fitness to practice law;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Ulysses Isa is hereby censured; and it is further
ORDERED that Ulysses Isa shall refund the $750 retainer and filing fee to his client in this matter within thirty days after the filing date of this Order; and it is further ORDERED that prior to reinstatement to practice, respondent shall provide to the Office of Attorney Ethics copies of all NJLAP monitoring reports and proof of his fitness to practice law, as attested to by a mental health professional approved by the Office of Attorney Ethics; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent remained suspended from practice pursuant to the Orders of suspension filed by this Court, pending his compliance with the terms of those Orders and the within Order, and until the further Order of the Court; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent's application to be reinstated to the practice of law following his compliance with the Court's Orders shall be made by way of petition for reinstatement to practice submitted to the Disciplinary Review Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-21; 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.