Case Name: IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH A. PANEPINTO, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jurisdiction: New Jersey
Decision Date: 1999-02-24
Citations: 157 N.J. 458
Docket Number: 
Parties: IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH A. PANEPINTO, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Judges: 
Reporter: New Jersey Reports
Volume: 157
Pages: 458–459

Head Matter:
724 A.2d 234
IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH A. PANEPINTO, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW.
February 24, 1999.

Opinion:
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board on February 1, 1999, having filed with the Court its decision concluding that JOSEPH A. PANEPINTO of JERSEY CITY, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1970, and who was temporarily suspended from practice by Order of the Court dated February 7, 1997, and who remains suspended at this time, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of two years for violating RPC 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on one's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer), and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that JOSEPH A. PANEPINTO is suspended from the practice of law for a period of two years, and until further Order of the Court, effective February 7, 1997; 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 be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of his suspension and that he comply with Rule 1:20-20; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Oversight Committee for appropriate administrative costs incurred in the prosecution of this matter.