Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH E. POVEROMO, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 034721988)
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 2003-06-25
Citations: 176 N.J. 507
Docket Number: 
Parties: IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH E. POVEROMO, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 034721988).
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 176
Pages: 507–508

Head Matter:
825 A.2d 1137
IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH E. POVEROMO, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 034721988).
June 25, 2003.

Opinion:
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 02-400, concluding that JOSEPH E. POVEROMO of HACKENSACK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1988, should be reprimanded based on his conviction of the fourth-degree crime of contempt, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:29-9b, conduct in violation of RPC 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on an attorney's fitness as a lawyer), and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that JOSEPH E. POVEROMO is hereby reprimanded; 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 incurred in the prosecution of this matter.