Opinion
D-84 September Term 2019 083952
06-05-2020
In the MATTER OF Ihab Awad IBRAHIM, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 045112013)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 19-226 and DRB 19-237, concluding that Ihab Awad Ibrahim of Jersey City, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2013, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months for violating RPC 1.5(b) (failure to communicate in writing the basis or rate of the fee) and RPC 7.1(a)(4)(iii) and (iv) (making false or misleading communications about the attorney's fee); And the Disciplinary Review Board having further concluded that respondent should be required to remove the misleading content from his website, complete six hours of courses in ethics and law office management, in addition to those required for mandatory continuing legal education, and practice law under supervision for a period of two years;
And the Court this date having granted respondent's petition for review (R-12-19) and having concluded that a censure with conditions is the appropriate quantum of discipline for respondent's unethical conduct;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Ihab Awad Ibrahim is hereby censured; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent shall (1) remove from his website the content found to be misleading, (2) complete six hours of courses in ethics and law office management, in addition to those required for mandatory continuing legal education, and submit proof of successful completion to the Office of Attorney Ethics, and (3) practice law 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.