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In re Tobin

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Feb 9, 2006
186 N.J. 67 (N.J. 2006)

Opinion

February 9, 2006


CORRECTED ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 05-291, concluding that IRVING TOBIN of ELIZABETH, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1957, should be reprimanded for violating RPC 1.8(c) (a lawyer shall not prepare an instrument giving the lawyer any substantial gift from a client, including a testamentary gift, except where the client is related to the lawyer);

And the Court having determined from its review of the matter that a censure is the appropriate discipline for respondent's unethical conduct;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that IRVING TOBIN 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.


Summaries of

In re Tobin

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Feb 9, 2006
186 N.J. 67 (N.J. 2006)
Case details for

In re Tobin

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF IRVING TOBIN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Feb 9, 2006

Citations

186 N.J. 67 (N.J. 2006)
891 A.2d 612

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