Opinion
088809
01-02-2024
In the MATTER OF Michael Keith PARMELEE an Attorney at Law (Attorney No. 014031996)
132 ORDER
This matter having been duly presented pursuant to Rule 1:20-10(b), following a granting of a motion for discipline by consent in DRB 23-216 of Michael Keith Parmelee of Leonardo, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1996;
And the Office of Attorney Ethics and respondent having signed a stipulation of discipline by consent in which it was agreed that respondent violated RPC 1.7(a)(2) (engaging in a concurrent conflict of interest); RPC 1.8(e) (providing financial assistance to a client in connection with pending or contemplated litigation); RPC 1.15(b) (failing to promptly deliver funds to an entitled party); and 133RPC 1.15(d) (failing to comply with the recordkeeping requirements of Rule 1:21-6);
And the parties having agreed that respondent’s conduct was in violation of the stipulated RPCs and that said conduct warrants a reprimand or such lesser discipline as the Disciplinary Review Board deems appropriate;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having determined that respondent’s conduct violated RPC 1.7(a)(2), RPC 1.8(e), RPC 1.15(b), and RPC 1.15(d), and that a reprimand is the appropriate discipline for respondent’s unethical conduct, and having granted the motion for discipline by consent in District Docket No. XIV-2021-0049E;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having submitted the record of the proceedings to the Clerk of the Supreme Court for the entry of an order of discipline in accordance with Rule 1:20-16(e);
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Michael Keith Parmelee of Leonardo is hereby reprimanded; 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.