Opinion
D-29-22
05-30-2023
In the Matter of Kendal Coleman, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 005892000)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision of DRB 22-116, concluding on the record certified to the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-4(f)(default by respondent) that Kendal Coleman of Clifton, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2000, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months for violating RPC 5.5(a)(1)(unauthorized practice of law-failure to maintain liability insurance while practicing as a professional corporation, as Rule l:21-lA(a)(3) requires), and RPC 8.1(b)(failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities);
And the Disciplinary Review Board having further concluded that precedent to his reinstatement, respondent is required to submit proof to the Office of Attorney Ethics that he has filed his certificate of insurance with the Clerk of the Supreme Court or, alternatively, proof that he is no longer obligated to comply with the provisions of Rule 1:21-1 A and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Kendal Coleman is suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months and until the further Order of the Court, effective June 19, 2023; and it is further
ORDERED that as a condition precedent to reinstatement, is required to submit proof to the Office of Attorney Ethics that he has filed his certificate of insurance with the Clerk of the Supreme Court or, alternatively, proof that he is no longer obligated to comply with the provisions of Rule 1:21-1A; and it is further ORDERED that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 1:20-20(c), respondent's failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule l:20-20(b)(15) may (1) preclude the Disciplinary Review Board from considering respondent's petition for reinstatement for a period of up to six months from the date respondent files proof of compliance; (2) be found to constitute a violation ofRPC 8.1(b) and RPC 8.4(d); and (3) provide a basis for an action for contempt pursuant to Rule 1:10-2; 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.
WITNESS, the Honorable Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, at Trenton, this 16th day of May, 2023.