Legal Opinion
In Re Simon
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 9, 2011No. 067340PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge STERN
(temporarily assigned) delivered the opinion of the Court.
This ethics proceeding involves the age-old conflict between an attorney’s obligation to represent a client diligently and effectively, on the one hand, and the need to collect payment for the representation, on the other. Specifically, we must address whether respondent, Richard J. Simon, violated RPC 1.7(a)(2) by suing his client, while still representing him, allegedly in order to preserve property which could be used to pay for his services. We conclude that there was a clear violation of the Rule and ethical standards,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jacobs v. PENDELNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- State v. FergusonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- State v. JohnsonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1994
- In Re LoringSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Matter of BerkowitzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
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