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In re Dowgier

Supreme Court of New Jersey.
May 17, 2018
233 N.J. 291 (N.J. 2018)

Opinion

D–24 September Term 2017 080207

05-17-2018

In the MATTER OF Leszek DOWGIER, an Attorney at Law (Attorney No. 009392011)


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 17–135, concluding that as a matter of final discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20–13(c)(2) LESZEK DOWGIER of ELIZABETH, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2011, should be reprimanded based on respondent's conviction of eluding a police officer, in violation of NJSA 2C:29–2(b), and driving under the influence, in violation of NJSA 39:4–50(a), conduct in violation of RPC 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects);

And the Disciplinary Review Board having determined that respondent should be required to submit to the Office of Attorney Ethics, on a quarterly basis, reports documenting his continued psychological and substance abuse counseling for a period of two years;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that LESZEK DOWGIER is hereby reprimanded; and it is further

ORDERED that LESZEK DOWGIER shall submit to the Office of Attorney Ethics, on a quarterly basis, reports documenting his continued psychological and substance abuse counseling for a period of two years and until further Order of the 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 furtherORDERED 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.


Summaries of

In re Dowgier

Supreme Court of New Jersey.
May 17, 2018
233 N.J. 291 (N.J. 2018)
Case details for

In re Dowgier

Case Details

Full title:In the MATTER OF Leszek DOWGIER, an Attorney at Law (Attorney No…

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Date published: May 17, 2018

Citations

233 N.J. 291 (N.J. 2018)
184 A.3d 488

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