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In re Witherspoon

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Feb 14, 2008
940 A.2d 297 (N.J. 2008)

Opinion

February 14, 2008.


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 07-171, concluding that DAVID J. WITHERSPOON of NEWARK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1994, should be censured for violating RPC 1.4(b) (failure to keep client reasonably informed about the status of matter) and RPC 1.4(c) (failure to explain matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit informed decisions), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that DAVID J. WITHERSPOON 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 Witherspoon

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Feb 14, 2008
940 A.2d 297 (N.J. 2008)
Case details for

In re Witherspoon

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF DAVID J. WITHERSPOON, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Feb 14, 2008

Citations

940 A.2d 297 (N.J. 2008)
940 A.2d 297

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