IN RE SIMON

No. 067340.

20 A.3d 421 (2011)

206 N.J. 306

In the Matter of Richard J. SIMON, An Attorney at Law.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janice L. Richter , Deputy Ethics Counsel, argued the cause on behalf of the Office of Attorney Ethics.

Joseph J. Benedict argued the cause for respondent (Benedict and Altman, attorneys; Mr. Benedict and Philip Nettl, New Brunswick, on the brief).


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...

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