Opinion
D-28 081957
04-30-2019
In the Matter of Louis I. Karp, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 001081982)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 18-133, concluding on the record certified to the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-4(f)(default by respondent) that Louis I. Karp of Parsippany, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1982, should be censured for violating RPC 1.1(a)(gross neglect), RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 1.4(b)( failure to communicate with the client), RPC 1.16(d)(failure to turn over client file on termination of representation) and RPC 8.1(b)(failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities), and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Louis I. Karp 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.
WITNESS, the Honorable Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, at Trenton, this 30th day of April, 2019.
/s/
CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT