The New Jersey Supreme Court has reprimanded law firm Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross for allowing an associate not admitted in the state to do transactional work for seven years. The firm admitted in a consent order made public this week that it had violated a state rule of professional conduct. It is one of the rare times the court has disciplined a firm rather than individual lawyers. However, individuals confidentially admitted to minor misconduct under an Office of Attorney Ethics "diversion" system.
July 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The New Jersey Supreme Court has reprimanded Newark, N.J.’s Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross — but no individual partners — for allowing an associate not admitted in New Jersey to do transactional work in the state for seven years.
Sills Cummis admitted in a consent order made public on Monday that it violated a rule that says firms have to make sure their lawyers comply with ethics requirements, New Jersey’s Rule of Professional Conduct 5.1(a)
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