Opinion
D-4-21
06-08-2022
In the Matter of Jason Edward Rheinstein, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 045972004)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 20-333, concluding that as a matter of reciprocal discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20-14 (a)(4)(E), Jason Edward Rheinstein of Severna Park, Maryland, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2004, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year based on discipline imposed in the State of Maryland for unethical conduct that in New Jersey is in violation of RPC 1.1 (a) (gross neglect), RPC 3.1 (asserting an issue with no basis in law or fact), RPC 3.4 (c) (knowingly disobeying an obligation under the rules of a tribunal), RPC 3.4 (e) (alluding to matters that are not relevant or supported by admissible evidence), RPC 4.4 (a) (engaging in conduct that has no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person), RPC 8.4 (a) (violating or attempting to violate the New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct), RPC 8.4 (c) (engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation), and RPC 8.4 (d) (engaging in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice);
And Jason Edward Rheinstein having been declared by Orders of the Supreme Court to be administratively ineligible to practice New Jersey law effective November 21, 2016, based on his failure to comply with the Court's rules and regulations governing continuing legal education, and effective August 27, 2017, for failure to pay his annual attorney assessments to the New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having determined that respondent's one-year period of suspension from practice should be deferred until such time as respondent becomes eligible to practice New Jersey law and that respondent should be barred from pro hac vice admission before any New Jersey court or tribunal until further Order of the Court;
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Jason Edward Rheinstein is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year, and until the further Order of the Court, the term of suspension to be effective when respondent no longer is administratively ineligible to practice New Jersey law; and it is further
ORDERED that if Jason Edward Rheinstein determines to resume the practice of New Jersey law by being returned to active status by the Board on Continuing Legal Education and the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, he shall immediately inform the Clerk of the Supreme Court and the Director of the Office of Attorney Ethics and shall provide the Clerk and the Director with copies of the official published reinstatement notifications that remove him from the each Ineligible List; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent shall comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that pursuant to Rule l:20-20(c), respondent's failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule l: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 1st day of June, 2022.