In Re Bender

ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision concluding that as a matter of reciprocal discipline pursuant to Rule l:20-14(a)(4)(E), S. MICHAEL BENDER, a/k/a S.M. BENDER, of TIERRA VERDE, FLORIDA, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1969, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of three years based on a decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to exclude respondent from practice for unethical conduct that in New Jersey constitutes violations of RPC 1.1(b) (pattern of neglect), RPC 1.8(f) (accepting compensation for…