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 Our firm represents New Jersey lawyers charged with ethics
violations. Our representation includes ethics committee
grievances, hearings conducted before district ethics committees,
hearings conducted before the Disciplinary Review Board and the
Supreme Court of New Jersey, and appeals. A
lawyer's license is perhaps his or her most valuable asset.
Attorney grievances should thus be taken very seriously.
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As a
former member and Chair of the Bergen County District IIB Ethics
Committee, our partner
Glenn
Reiser has the necessary and practical experience in handling
attorney ethics grievances. Mr. Reiser's
experience in the area of attorney ethics includes both the
investigation and prosecution of attorney grievances before the
District Ethics Committee and Disciplinary Review Board.
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A
large percentage of ethics grievances lack merit.
The most common type of grievance is from a disgruntled client
or opposing litigant who is looking to find someone to blame.
Because the evidentiary burden of proof required to sustain an
ethics violation is "clear and convincing evidence", the
majority of grievances filed are usually disposed of after the
investigation stage.
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We
assist our attorney clients from the very beginning of the
ethics investigation all the way through trial, if necessary.
We will carefully evaluate the likelihood of whether any rule of
professional conduct was violated and, if so, whether the case
is provable by "clear and convincing evidence", and what type of
punishment should be expected.
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By
engaging our firm at the initial stage of the ethics
investigation, our clients will receive the benefit of our
advice and guidance from the very beginning. Even in cases that
may warrant a finding of an ethics violation, through early
intervention and provided the attorney is eligible we may
be able to negotiate a form of punishment that does not
necessitate a suspension of your license and loss of your
livelihood.
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