Opinion
D-39 September Term 2020 085307
05-06-2021
In the MATTER OF Emily Anne TRAN, An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 244162017)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 20-032, concluding that as a matter of reciprocal discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20-14(a)(4)(E), Emily Anne Tran of New York, New York , who was admitted to the bar of this State in 2017, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months based on discipline imposed in New York for unethical conduct that in New Jersey constitutes violations of RPC 1.15(d) (failure to comply with recordkeeping requirements), RPC 5.5(a)(2) (assisting another in the unauthorized practice of law), RPC 7.5(e) (using an improper professional designation that violates RPC 7.1, which provides that a lawyer shall not make false or misleading communications about the lawyer or the lawyer's services), RPC 8.3 (failure to report another lawyer's RPC violations that raise a substantial question as to that lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness), RPC 8.4(c) (engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation), and RPC 8.4(d) (engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice);
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Emily Anne Tran is suspended from the practice of law for a period of three months, effective, June 3, 2021, and until the further Order of the Court; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further
ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 1:20-20(c), respondent's failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule 1:20-20(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.