Opinion
D-42 September Term 2019 083707
12-06-2019
In the MATTER OF Mark J. UDREN, an Attorney at Law (Attorney No. 016641979)
ORDER
This matter having been duly presented pursuant to Rule 1:20-10(b), following the granting of a motion for discipline by consent in DRB 19-313 of Mark J. Udren of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1979;
And the Office of Attorney Ethics and respondent having signed a stipulation of discipline by consent in which it was agreed that respondent violated RPC 1.15(a) (negligent misappropriation of client funds and commingling client and personal funds), RPC 1.15(d) (failure to comply with the recordkeeping provisions of Rule 1:21-6), and RPC 5.3(a) (failure to supervise nonlawyer staff);
And the parties having agreed that respondent's conduct violated RPC 1.15(a), RPC 1.15(d), and RPC 5.3(a), and that said conduct warrants discipline in the range of a censure to a three-month suspension from practice;
And the Disciplinary Review Board having determined that a censure is the appropriate discipline for respondent's unethical conduct and having granted the motion for discipline by consent in District Docket No. XIV-2018-0077E;
And the Disciplinary Review Board 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 Mark J. Udren of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania 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.