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In re Shapiro

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Mar 9, 2022
No. D-72-2021 (N.J. Mar. 9, 2022)

Opinion

D-72-2021 Attorney 041852005

03-09-2022

In the Matter of Michael R. Shapiro, An Attorney At Law


ORDER

Michael R. Shapiro, formerly of Bensalem, Pennsylvania, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2007, and who has been temporarily suspended from practice since March 13, 2020, having tendered his consent to disbarment as an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey, and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that Michael R. Shapiro is disbarred by consent, effective immediately; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent's name be stricken from the roll of attorneys and that he be permanently restrained and enjoined from practicing law; and it is further

ORDERED that all funds, if any, currently existing or hereinafter deposited in any New Jersey financial institution maintained by Michael R. Shapiro pursuant to Rule 1:21-6, shall be transferred by the financial institution to the Clerk of the Superior Court, who is directed to deposit the funds in the Superior Court

Trust Fund pending further Order of this Court; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with disbarred attorneys; 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 8th day of March, 2022.


Summaries of

In re Shapiro

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Mar 9, 2022
No. D-72-2021 (N.J. Mar. 9, 2022)
Case details for

In re Shapiro

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Michael R. Shapiro, An Attorney At Law

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Mar 9, 2022

Citations

No. D-72-2021 (N.J. Mar. 9, 2022)