Opinion
D-117 082841
09-17-2019
In the Matter of Richard John Barrett, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 043161998)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 18-341, recommending that as a matter of final discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20-13(c), Richard John Barrett of Staten Island, New York, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1999, be disbarred based on respondent's guilty plea to one count of petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor, in violation of N.Y. State Penal Law § 155.25 (Consol. 1967), conduct in violation of RPC 1.15(a)(failure to safeguard funds), the principles of In re Hollendonner, 102 N.J. 21, (1985) and In re Wilson, 81 N.J. 451 (1979); RPC 8.4(b)(commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness); and RPC 8.4(c)(conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation);
And Richard John Barrett having failed to appear on the Order directing him to show cause why he should not be disbarred or otherwise disciplined;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Richard John Barrett be disbarred, effective immediately, and that his name be stricken from the roll of attorneys;
ORDERED that Richard John Barrett be and hereby is permanently restrained and enjoined from practicing law; and it is further
ORDERED that Richard John Barrett comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with disbarred attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that all funds, if any, currently existing or hereinafter deposited in any New Jersey financial institution maintained by Richard John Barrett pursuant to Rule 1:21-6 shall be restrained from disbursement except on application to this Court for good cause shown and shall be transferred by the financial institution to the Clerk of the Superior Court, who is directed to deposit the funds into the Superior Court Trust Fund pending further Order of this Court; 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 17th day of September, 2019.
/s/
CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT