Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF SCOTT BRISTOL, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1993-02-24
Citations: 131 N.J. 374
Docket Number: 
Parties: IN THE MATTER OF SCOTT BRISTOL, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 374–375

Head Matter:
619 A.2d 1311
IN THE MATTER OF SCOTT BRISTOL, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW.
February 24, 1993.

Opinion:
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
The Office of Attorney Ethics having filed a petition with the Supreme Court recommending that SCOTT BRISTOL of NEWARK, be immediately temporarily suspended from the practice of law, and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that SCOTT BRISTOL is temporarily suspended from the practice of law, effective immediately, and until further Order of this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that the Office of Attorney Ethics take such protective action, pursuant to Rule l:20-ll(c), as may be appropriate to gain possession and control of the legal files, records, practice and trust assets of SCOTT BRISTOL, wherever situate, pending further Order of this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that all funds, if any, currently existing in any New Jersey financial institution maintained by SCOTT BRISTOL, pursuant to Rule 1:21-6, shall be restrained from disbursement except upon application to this Court, for good cause shown, pending the further Order of this Court; and it is further
. ORDERED that SCOTT BRISTOL show cause before this Court on March 30, 1993, at 2:00 p.m., Supreme Court Courtroom, Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, New Jersey, why his temporary suspension and the restraints herein should not continue pending final disposition of any ethics proceedings pending against him and further why the funds restrained from disbursement should not be transmitted by the financial institutions who are the present custodians to the Clerk of the Superior Court for deposit in the Superior Court Trust Fund, pending the further Order of this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that David E. Johnson, Jr., Esquire, or his designee, present this matter to the Court; and it is further
ORDERED that SCOTT BRISTOL be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of his suspension and that he comply with Administrative Guideline No. 23 of the Office of Attorney Ethics dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that the Office of Attorney Ethics shall cause this Order to be published on two successive days in the Newark Star-Ledger and in two successive issues of the New Jersey Law Journal and the New Jersey Lawyer.