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In re Muldoon

Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Mar 7, 2013
61 A.3d 145 (N.J. 2013)

Opinion

2013-03-7

In the Matter of Philip N. MULDOON, Jr., an Attorney at Law (Attorney No. 046931990).


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB–12–260, concluding that PHILIP N. MULDOON, JR., of TURNERSVILLE, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1990, should be censured for violating RPC 1.4(b)(failure to comply with a client's reasonable requests for information), RPC 1.5(b) and (c) (failure to communicate the basis or rate of the legal fee in writing and failure to provide a written contingent fee agreement), RPC 5.3(b)(failure to make reasonable efforts to ensure that a nonlawyer's conduct is compatible with the professional obligations of the lawyer), RPC 5.5(a)(1) and Rule 1:21–1A(a)(3)(practicing law in violation of the rules regulating the legal profession), RPC 8.4(c) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation), and RPC 8.4(d)(conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice);

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that PHILIP N. MULDOON, JR., 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 Muldoon

Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Mar 7, 2013
61 A.3d 145 (N.J. 2013)
Case details for

In re Muldoon

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Philip N. MULDOON, Jr., an Attorney at Law (Attorney No…

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Date published: Mar 7, 2013

Citations

61 A.3d 145 (N.J. 2013)
213 N.J. 79

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