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In re Dare

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Oct 15, 2002
807 A.2d 810 (N.J. 2002)

Opinion

D-216 September Term 2001

October 15, 2002


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB-02-051, concluding that PAUL W. DARE of AVALON, who was admitted tot he bar of this State in 1975, should be reprimanded for violating RPC 1.1(a) (gross neglect), RPC 1.1(b) (pattern of neglect), RPC 1.3 (lack of diligence), RPC 1.4(a) (failure to communicate with client) and RPC 1.15(b) (failure to deliver funds to which client is entitled);

And the Disciplinary Review Board having further concluded that respondent should be required to submit to the Office of Attorney Ethics within forty-five days of the Court's Order, a report by respondent's treating psychologist regarding respondent's current mental health status, and that respondent should continue psychotherapy until he obtains a report from a mental health professional approved by the Office of Attorney Ethics that he no longer requires psychotherapy;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that PAUL W. DARE is hereby reprimanded; and it is further

ORDERED that within forty-five days of the filing date of this Order, respondent shall submit to the Office of Attorney Ethics a report by respondent's treating psychologist regarding respondent's current mental health status; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent shall continue psychotherapy until he obtains as report from a mental health professional approved by the Office of Attorney Ethics stating that respondent no longer requires psychotherapy; 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 incurred in the prosecution of this matter.

WITNESS, the Honorable Deborah T. Poritz, Chief Justice, at Trenton, this 15th day of October, 2002.


Summaries of

In re Dare

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Oct 15, 2002
807 A.2d 810 (N.J. 2002)
Case details for

In re Dare

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF PAUL W. DARE AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (Attorney No. 023971075)

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Oct 15, 2002

Citations

807 A.2d 810 (N.J. 2002)
807 A.2d 810