Opinion
D-157 083272
01-14-2020
In the Matter of Mark Gertner, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 023621982)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 19-009, concluding that as a matter of final discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20-13(c), Mark Gertner of South Orange, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1982, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year based on respondent's conviction in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex County, of two counts of third-degree criminal use of runners, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-22.1(b), 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 Mark Gertner is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year and until the further Order of the Court, effective February 14, 2020; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 1:20-20(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.
WITNESS, the Honorable Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, at Trenton, this 14th day of January, 2020.
/s/
CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT