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940 A.2d 291
    IN THE MATTER OF WILFRED LEBLANC, JR., AN ATTORNEY AT LAW.
    February 6, 2008.
   ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 07-226, concluding on the record certified to the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20 — 4(f) (default by respondent), that WILFRED LeBLANC, JR., of NORTH PLAINFIELD, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1998, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months for violating RPC 1.15(a) (negligent misappropriation of client funds), RPC 1.15(b) (failure to promptly deliver funds to a third party), RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), and RPC 8.1(b) (failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that WILFRED LeBLANC, JR., is suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months, effective immediately; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent shall continue to comply with the conditions imposed by the Court in the Order filed November 2, 2006; 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 l:20-20(c), respondent’s failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule l: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(c); 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.