Opinion
D-120 079179
10-17-2017
IN THE MATTER OF MARY R. MOTT, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (Attorney No. 025081989)
CORRECTED ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 16-253, concluding that MARY R. MOTT of BAPTISTOWN, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1989, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months and permanently barred from future service as a municipal prosecutor for violating RPC 1.7(a)(2)(engaging in a conflict of interest); RPC 1.16(a)(failing to decline or terminate representation in violation of the RPCs); RPC 3.1(asserting an issue with no basis in law or fact); RPC 3.3(a)(1)(knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal), RPC 3.3(a)(4)and(5)(candor toward a tribunal); RPC 8.1(a)(false statements to disciplinary authorities); and RPC 8.4(a)(c), and (d)(false swearing);
And the Court having determined from its review of the matter that the appropriate discipline for respondent's unethical conduct is a six-month term of suspension and a five-year prohibition against serving as a municipal prosecutor;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that MARY R. MOTT is suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months and until the further Order of the Court, effective November 20, 2017; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent shall be prohibited from serving as a municipal prosecutor for a period of five years; 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 17th day of October, 2017.
/s/
CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT Filed: 10/20/2017
Corrected: 10/26/2017