Matter of Reiss

This disciplinary proceeding arises out of three presentments filed by the District 11-A Ethics Committee (the Ethics Committee), which concluded in each matter that respondent had committed unethical conduct. The Disciplinary Review Board (DRB) agreed with the Ethics Committee’s finding of unethical conduct, and recommended that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for one year. Our independent review of the record leads us to accept that recommendation.

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Respondent, a sole practitioner, was admitted to practice law in New Jersey in 1974. He is also admitted in New York and…