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Did you
know that only about 5% of grievances filed against lawyers with the New Jersey
attorney discipline system are made public?
The remaining 95% of ethics grievances remain secret forever. They are dismissed, declined or diverted,
behind closed doors, by the lawyers who run the system. Can we trust a lawyer-run government agency to hold other
lawyers accountable?
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information on how we calculate the 5% figure.
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A list of New Jersey lawyers who have been formally charged with or sanctioned for ethics violations or who have otherwise been the subject of action by the New Jersey Supreme Court. |
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Updated:
April
4, 2008 Compiled
from the following source documents: Office
of Attorney Ethics Discipline Reports: January 1, 1995 through December 30,
2007 Office
of Attorney Ethics Statewide Public Hearing Lists: March 31, 1995 through
March 31, 2008
Thinking of hiring a lawyer? Want to check up on your town's judge, prosecutor or other
attorney/official? Or, are you just interested in learning more about the attorney
discipline process in New Jersey? (Remember, except for the entries marked with an "S"
code, these are only accusations, nothing has been proven)
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INSTRUCTIONS
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An overview of the ethics process
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How to use the New Jersey Bartender
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The
RPCs – the rules that lawyers must live by
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Contact information for ethics officials
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Links to official and secondary sources
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A special word for attorneys
LISTS AVAILABLE
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New entries since the last update
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The Bartender List - sorted by attorney name
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Entries with full text of documents
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Excel file of the data—do your own
sorts (in PKZIP)
ISSUES RAISED TO ETHICS AUTHORITIES
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Click here for questions and issues regarding the disciplinary
system submitted by CJNJ
NEWS AND VIEWS ON THE ETHICS SYSTEM
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The Bartender and the Barrister: A Commentary, by Shaun D.
Mullen (2004)
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CJNJ member sues the NJ Supreme Court over the “gag
rule.”(2003)
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The Daughter’s Nightmare: an investigative reporter’s
critique of the Disciplinary System (2003)
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CJNJ takes aim at the disciplinary system’s practice of improperly
declining grievances (2000)
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A state senator’s son fares remarkably well in Bridgewater
Municipal Court (1997)
MEETING MINUTES FROM THE DISCIPLINARY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
DOWNLOADABLE FORMS
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Official attorney ethics grievance form
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