NJ Supreme Court orders censure for attorney in misappropriation case

Just one day after oral arguments concluded in the matter of In re Lucid, Disciplinary Action D-141-20, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a swift resolution to censure an attorney who was recommended for disbarment for knowing misappropriation of trust funds. The New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) submitted an amicus curiae brief urging a clarification of the automatic disbarment rule for knowing misappropriation of a client’s trust funds established in In re Wilson, 81 N.J. 451 (1979), known as the Wilson Rule. Past NJSBA Presidents Robert B. Hille and Miles S. Winder III authored the brief.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]