From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

In the Matter of Williams

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jun 7, 2002
172 N.J. 325 (N.J. 2002)

Opinion

June 7, 2002


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed witht he court its decision in DRB 01-050, concluding that JEROME T. WILLIAMS of PASSAIC, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1979, should be suspended form the practice of law for a period of six months for failing to maintain the attorney records required by Rule 1: 21-6 and for failing to file income tax returns, conduct in violation of RPC 1.15(d), RPC 8.4(b), and RPC 8.4(c);

And the court having determined from its review of the record that a term of suspension is not required under the circumstances in this case, including the facts that respondent owed no additional taxes and incurred no penalties;

And good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that JEROME T. WILLIAMS is hereby reprimanded; 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.


Summaries of

In the Matter of Williams

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Jun 7, 2002
172 N.J. 325 (N.J. 2002)
Case details for

In the Matter of Williams

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF JEROME T. WILLIAMS, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Jun 7, 2002

Citations

172 N.J. 325 (N.J. 2002)
798 A.2d 1250

Citing Cases

In re Hand

Failure to file federal income tax returns violates both RPC 8.4(b) and (c), even in the absence of a…

In re Halpern

See, e.g., In re Cattani, 186 N.J. 268 (2006); In re McEnroe, 172 N.J. 324; In re Williams, 172 N.J. 325…