Court Opinion

ID: 7330183
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-25 22:10:19.689963+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:20:09.659571
License: Public Domain

ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 15-231, concluding on the record certified by the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20 — 4(f) (default by respondent), that JOSEPH P. KELLY, formerly of KEARNY, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1967, should be reprimanded for violating RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 1.4(b) (failure to communicate with the client), RPC 8.1(b), and Rule l:20-3(g)(3) (failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities), and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that JOSEPH P. KELLY 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 and actual expenses incurred in the prosecution of this matter, as provided in Rule 1:20-17.