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In re Won Young Oh

SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY
May 5, 2021
246 N.J. 184 (N.J. 2021)

Opinion

D-64 September Term 2020 085436

05-05-2021

In the MATTER OF WON YOUNG OH, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 010152011)


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 20-104 and DRB 20-146 concluding on the records certified by the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-4(f)(default by respondent), that Won Young Oh, formerly of Norcross, Georgia, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2011, should be suspended from the practice of law a period of three months for violating RPC 5.5(a) (practicing law while ineligible) and RPC 8.1(b) (failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities);

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that Won Young Oh is suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months, effective June 1, 2021, and until the further Order of the Court; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 1:20-20(c), respondent's failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule 1:20-20(b)(15) may (1) preclude the Disciplinary Review Board from considering respondent's petition for reinstatement for a period of up to six months from the date respondent files proof of compliance; (2) be found to constitute a violation of RPC 8.1(b) and RPC 8.4(d) ; and (3) provide a basis for an action for contempt pursuant to Rule 1:10-2; 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 Won Young Oh

SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY
May 5, 2021
246 N.J. 184 (N.J. 2021)
Case details for

In re Won Young Oh

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Won Young Oh, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 010152011)

Court:SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY

Date published: May 5, 2021

Citations

246 N.J. 184 (N.J. 2021)
249 A.3d 477

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