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In re Pitman

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jan 20, 2022
No. D-72-2020 (N.J. Jan. 20, 2022)

Opinion

D-72-2020

01-20-2022

In the Matter of Bruce M. Pitman, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 269121971)


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 20-090, concluding that Bruce M. Pitman of Roseland, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1971, should be censured for violating RPC 1.15(a)(failure to safeguard funds), RPC 1.15(b)(failure to promptly notify clients or third parties of receipt of funds in which they have an interest), and RPC 8.4(c)(conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation);

And the Court having ordered respondent to show cause why he should not be disbarred or otherwise disciplined;

And the Court having concluded from review of the matter that the charges of unethical conduct by respondent have not been proved by clear and convincing evidence;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that the formal ethics complaint filed against Bruce M. Pitman (Docket No. XIV-2015-0268E) is hereby dismissed.

WITNESS, the Honorable Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice, at Trenton, this 18thday of January, 2022.


Summaries of

In re Pitman

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jan 20, 2022
No. D-72-2020 (N.J. Jan. 20, 2022)
Case details for

In re Pitman

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Bruce M. Pitman, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No…

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Jan 20, 2022

Citations

No. D-72-2020 (N.J. Jan. 20, 2022)