"What the state thinks should be disciplined depends on the sensibilities of where you are. I think New Jersey is probably the one that is more likely to go hard on attorneys," said Marc Garfinkle, a Morristown attorney who represents other lawyers in ethics cases.
September 14, 2021 at 02:05 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
An attorney who duped clients into waiving malpractice claims for a botched personal injury case has drawn a three-month suspension in New Jersey after receiving only a reprimand for the same conduct in Pennsylvania.
The cross-border discipline matter illustrates that state attorney ethics authorities are far from uniform in their handling of violations.
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