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In re Wiss

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Sep 10, 2004
181 N.J. 298 (N.J. 2004)

Opinion

September 10, 2004


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 04-106, concluding that as a matter of reciprocal discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20-14, SCOTT L. WISS of MASSAPEQUA, NEW YORK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1991, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months based on his guilty plea in New York to insurance fraud in the fifth degree, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of New York Penal Law § 176.10, and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that SCOTT L. WISS is suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months and until the further Order of the Court, retroactive to March 1, 2004, the date of respondent's suspension in New York; 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 be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of suspension and that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Oversight Committee for appropriate administrative costs incurred in the prosecution of this matter.


Summaries of

In re Wiss

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Sep 10, 2004
181 N.J. 298 (N.J. 2004)
Case details for

In re Wiss

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF SCOTT L. WISS, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 034141991)

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Sep 10, 2004

Citations

181 N.J. 298 (N.J. 2004)
856 A.2d 27

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