Opinion
D-96 September Term 2018 082565
09-20-2019
In the MATTER OF Bassel BAKHOS, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 032072002)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 18-322, concluding that Bassel Bakhos of Bridgewater, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2002, should be censured for violating RPC 1.1(a) (gross neglect), RPC 1.1(b) (pattern of neglect), RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 1.4(b) (failure to communicate with client), RPC 1.16(a)(2) (failure to withdraw from representation, RPC 3.3(a)(1) (lack of candor toward a tribunal), RPC 3.3(a)(5) (failure to disclose a material fact to a tribunal), RPC 3.4(d) (failure to make reasonably diligent efforts to comply with legally proper discovery requests from an opposing party), RPC 4.1(a)(1) (false statement of material fact or law to a third party), RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation), and RPC 8.4(d) (conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice; And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Bassel Bakhos is hereby censured; 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.