IN RE OPINION NO. 17-2012

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107 A.3d 666 (2014)

220 N.J. 468

In the Matter of OPINION NO. 17-2012 OF the ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Weiss argued the cause for appellant Volunteer Lawyers for Justice ( Lowenstein Sandler , attorneys; Ms. Weiss and Joseph A. Fischetti , Roseland, on the briefs).

Michael C. Walters , Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics ( John J. Hoffman , Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).

Susan A. Feeney argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association ( Ralph J. Lamparello , President and McCarter & English, attorneys; Ms. Feeney, Emily B. Goldberg , and Judah Skoff , Newark, on the brief).

Steven R. Marino , Short Hills, argued the cause for amici curiae Pro Bono Institute, Jessica Kitson , and Jill Friedman (DLA Piper, attorneys).


This case involves people who have incurred debts, have no assets to repay them, and want to discharge those debts in bankruptcy court. In the years since the recent downturn in the economy, tens of thousands of New Jersey residents have found themselves in that situation. Because they do...

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