Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF BARRY J. BERAN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 019301980)
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2017-07-20
Citations: 230 N.J. 61
Docket Number: 
Parties: IN THE MATTER OF BARRY J. BERAN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 019301980)
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 230
Pages: 61–61

Head Matter:
165 A.3d 722
IN THE MATTER OF BARRY J. BERAN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 019301980)
July 20, 2017

Opinion:
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 16-233, concluding that BARRY J. BERAN of CHERRY HILL, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1981, should be censured for violating RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), and RPC 1.4(b) (failure to keep client reasonably informed about the status of matter and to promptly comply with reasonable requests for information), and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that BARRY J. BERAN is hereby censured; 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.