Opinion
D-111-21
11-28-2022
In the Matter of Edward Harrington Heyburn, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 024161997)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 22-266, concluding in a matter presented to the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-6 (c) (1) that Edward Harrington Heyburn of East Windsor, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1997, and who has been suspended from the practice of law since February 10, 2022, should be suspended from practice for a period of two years for unethical conduct in violation of RPC 1.1 (a) (gross neglect), RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 1.4 (b) (failure to keep client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and to comply with client's reasonable requests for information), RPC 3.2 (failure to expedite litigation), and RPC 8.4 (c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation);
And the Disciplinary Review Board having determined that the two-year term of suspension should be consecutive to the prior terms of suspension ordered by the Court on January 13, 2022, and that on respondent's reinstatement to the practice of law, he should be required to practice under supervision for a minimum of two years;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Edward Harrington Heyburn is suspended from the practice of law for a period of two years, and until the further Order of the Court, effective August 11, 2023; and it is further
ORDERED that the respondent's suspension from practice pursuant to the Orders of this Court filed January 13, 2022, shall continue pending the further Order of the Court; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent shall continue to be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of his suspension and shall continue to comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that on reinstatement to practice, respondent shall practice under the supervision of a practicing attorney approved by the Office of Attorney Ethics, for a period of two years and until the 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 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 28th day of November, 2022.