Opinion
D-72-2022
06-13-2023
In the Matter of Nabil Nadim Kassem An Attorney at Law (Attorney No. 045761994)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decisions in DRB 22-216 and DRB 22-231, concluding on the records certified to the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-4(f) (default by respondent) that Nabil Nadim Kassem of Little Falls, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1994, and who has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law since March 13, 2023, should be censured for violating RPC 1.15(d) (failure to comply with the recordkeeping requirements of Rule 1:21-6); RPC 8.1(b) (failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities) (three instances); and RPC 8.4(d) (conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice);
And the Court having determined that a reprimand is the appropriate quantum of discipline for respondent's unethical conduct;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Nabil Nadim Kassem 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.
WITNESS, the Honorable Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, at Trenton, this 13th day of June, 2023.