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Matter of McKinney

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Mar 23, 1995
655 A.2d 71 (N.J. 1995)

Opinion

March 23, 1995.


ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed a report with the Court, recommending that THOMAS A. McKINNEY of HAWTHORNE, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1979, be reprimanded for violating RPC 1.15(b) and (c) by failing to notify his client of the receipt of settlement funds and by disbursing funds he knew were in dispute, and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that the report and recommendation of the Disciplinary Review Board are adopted and THOMAS A. McKINNEY is hereby reprimanded; and it is further

ORDERED that the subject of respondent's fee be referred to a fee arbitration committee for its consideration and an appropriate disposition; 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

Matter of McKinney

Supreme Court of New Jersey
Mar 23, 1995
655 A.2d 71 (N.J. 1995)
Case details for

Matter of McKinney

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS A. MCKINNEY, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW

Court:Supreme Court of New Jersey

Date published: Mar 23, 1995

Citations

655 A.2d 71 (N.J. 1995)
655 A.2d 71

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