Opinion
2013-01-23
In the Matter of Wayne POWELL, an Attorney at Law (Attorney No. 030841984).
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 12–180, concluding that WAYNE POWELL of CHERRY HILL, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1985, should be censured for violating RPC 3.4(c)(a lawyer shall not knowingly disobey an obligation under the rules of a tribunal), RPC 3.4(d)(in pretrial procedure a lawyer shall not fail to make reasonably diligent efforts to comply with legally proper discovery requests by an opposing party), RPC 7.5(c)(firm name shall not contain the name of any person not actively associated with the firm as an attorney), RPC 8.4(a) (a lawyer shall not violate or attempt to violate the RPCs ), and RPC 8.4(d)(conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice), and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that WAYNE POWELL 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.