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In re Vaccaro

Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Mar 24, 2021
245 N.J. 492 (N.J. 2021)

Opinion

D-32 September Term 2020 085182

03-24-2021

In the MATTER OF Joseph VACCARO, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 001861999)


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 20-012, concluding that as a matter of reciprocal discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20-14(a), Joseph Vaccaro of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1999, should be reprimanded based on discipline imposed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for unethical conduct that in New Jersey constitutes violations of RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 3.3(a)(1) (false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal), and RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation);

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that Joseph Vaccaro 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 Vaccaro

Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Mar 24, 2021
245 N.J. 492 (N.J. 2021)
Case details for

In re Vaccaro

Case Details

Full title:In the MATTER OF Joseph VACCARO, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No…

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Date published: Mar 24, 2021

Citations

245 N.J. 492 (N.J. 2021)
246 A.3d 1244

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