Opinion
D-66 September Term 2018 082276
07-22-2019
In the MATTER OF Yohan CHOI, an Attorney at Law (Attorney No. 041162003)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 18-234, concluding that as a matter of final discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20- 13(c), Yohan Choi of Flushing, New York, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2003, and who has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law since May 2, 2018, should be suspended from practice for a retroactive period of two years, based on respondent's guilty plea to a two-count information charging respondent with conspiracy to commit money laundering and making false statements to Homeland Security Investigations, a division the United States Department of Homeland Security, unethical conduct that violates RPC 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer, and RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation);
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Yohan Choi is suspended from the practice of law for a period of two years, retroactive to May 2, 2018, and until the further Order of the Court, and it is further ORDERED that respondent continue to comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that pursuant to Rule l:20-20(c), respondent's failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule 1:20-20(b)(15) may (1) preclude the Disciplinary Review Board from considering respondent's petition for reinstatement for a period of up to six months from the date respondent files proof of compliance; (2) be found to constitute a violation of RPC 8.1(b) and RPC 8.4(d) ; and (3) provide a basis for an action for contempt pursuant to Rule 1:10-2; 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.