Matter of Librizzi

This disciplinary proceeding results from a random compliance audit of the trust funds of respondent, Victor Librizzi, Jr., by the Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) pursuant to Rule l:21-6(c). On receipt of the auditor’s report, the OAE filed a complaint with the District V-C Ethics Committee (DEC) charging the respondent with a number of ethical infractions. The charges included failure to maintain his trust account in accordance with Rule 1:21-6; in violation of DR 9-102(C) (RPC 1.15(d)); failure to maintain cash receipts and disbursement journals and failure to reconcile the trust account on…