Opinion
D-138-20
02-08-2022
In the Matter of Sergei Orel, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 008862001)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 20-264, concluding that Sergei Orel of Fort Lee, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2001, should be reprimanded for violating RPC 1.1(a) (gross neglect), RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), and RPC 1.4(b) (failure to communicate with client);
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Sergei Orel 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 8th day of February, 2022.