Opinion
September 21, 1981.
DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
CONSENT ORDER
THIS MATTER, having been opened to the Court by COLETTE A. COOLBAUGH, Assistant Director, Division of Ethics and Professional Services, and with the consent of the Respondent and Michael Cohan, Esq., attorney for Respondent, and it appearing that the Division of Ethics and Professional Services and Respondent having agreed to Respondent being temporarily suspended from the practice of law, together with the additional relief provided in this Order, pending final disposition of the Ethics complaints against him before the District VIII Ethics Committee,
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. STEPHEN ORLANDO, JR. is temporarily suspended from the practice of law, effective immediately, pending final determination of the Ethics complaints against him, and until further Order of the Court.
2. The Division of Ethics and Professional Services take appropriate action to gain possession and control of the legal files and records of STEPHEN ORLANDO, JR. wherever situate, pursuant to R. 1:20-5(b).
3. All funds presently existing in any New Jersey banking institution including, but not limited to, Fidelity Union Bank (formerly the National Bank of New Jersey), 765 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey, Trustee Account No. 2081195887, and Business Account No. 2081195879 maintained by STEPHEN ORLANDO, JR. pursuant to R. 1:21-6 shall be restrained from disbursement and shall be transmitted by the banks which are the present custodians thereof to the Clerk of the Superior Court for deposit in the Superior Court Trust Fund pending the further order of this Court.
4. STEPHEN ORLANDO, JR. is hereby restrained and enjoined from disbursing funds from any of the foregoing bank accounts.
5. STEPHEN ORLANDO, JR. shall comply with all the regulations of the Disciplinary Review Board governing suspended, disbarred or resigned attorneys.
We hereby consent to the
entry and form of the above
Consent Order.
/s/ Stephen Orlando, Jr.
STEPHEN ORLANDO, JR., Respondent
/s/ Michael Cohan
MICHAEL A. COHAN, Attorney for Respondent