Opinion
089374
06-05-2024
IN THE MATTER OF LAURENCE R. SHELLER, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 040891992)
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 24-033 of Laurence R. Shelter of Princeton, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1993;
And the Office of Attorney Ethics and respondent having signed a stipulation of discipline by consent in which the parties agreed that respondent violated RPC 1.15(d) (failing to comply with the recordkeeping requirements of Rule 1:21-6) and RPC 8.1(b) (failing to cooperate with disciplinary authorities), and that respondent’s conduct warrants a reprimand or such lesser discipline as the Disciplinary Review Board deems appropriate;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having determined that respondent violated RPC 1.15(d) and RPC 8.1(b), and that a reprimand is the appropriate discipline for respondent’s unethical conduct;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having further recommended that respondent be required to submit to the Office of Attorney Ethics quarterly reconciliations of respondent’s attorney trust account, for a period of two years;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having granted the motion for discipline by consent in District Docket No. XIV-2022-0231E and 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 Laurence R. Shelter is hereby reprimanded; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent shall submit to the Office of Attorney Ethics quarterly reconciliations of respondent’s attorney trust account for two years; 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.