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In re Higgins

Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Jun 17, 2021
247 N.J. 18 (N.J. 2021)

Opinion

D-101 September Term 2018 082652

06-17-2021

IN the MATTER OF Christopher Roy HIGGINS, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 041532012)


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 18-326, concluding on the record certified to the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-14(f) (default by respondent) that Christopher Roy Higgins, formerly of Parlin, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2012, should be censured for violating RPC 1.4(b) (failure to keep client reasonably informed about the status of the matter or to comply with reasonable requests for information) and RPC 8.l(b)(failure to cooperate with ethics authorities);

And respondent having been ordered to show cause why he should not be disbarred or otherwise disciplined; And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that Christopher Roy Higgins is hereby censured; 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.


Summaries of

In re Higgins

Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Jun 17, 2021
247 N.J. 18 (N.J. 2021)
Case details for

In re Higgins

Case Details

Full title:IN the MATTER of Christopher Roy HIGGINS, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No…

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Date published: Jun 17, 2021

Citations

247 N.J. 18 (N.J. 2021)
247 N.J. 18
252 A.3d 991
252 A.3d 994