In re Simone, D-3 September Term 2009

Decision Date11 December 2009
Docket NumberD-3 September Term 2009,65,035
PartiesIn the Matter of Vincent N. SIMONE, an Attorney at Law.
CourtNew Jersey Supreme Court
ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 09-117, concluding that VINCENT N. SIMONE of NORTH WILDWOOD, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1981, should be censured for violating RPC 8.4(b) (criminal act that reflects adversely on lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that VINCENT N. SIMONE is hereby censured; and it is further

ORDERED that the entire record of this matter be made a permanent part of respondent's file as an attorney at law of this State; and it is further

ORDERED that respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Oversight Committee for appropriate administrative costs and actual expenses incurred in the prosecution of this matter, as provided in Rule 1:20-17.

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  • In re Smith
    • United States
    • New Jersey Supreme Court
    • February 8, 2021
    ...suggests that respondent is doing anything above and beyond the requirements imposed on him, as did the attorneys in Ten Broeck, De Sevo, Simone, and Filomeno. Thus, there is basis for imposing less than a suspension. Moreover, the facts in the record provide a basis to conclude that respon......
  • In re Broeck, Docket No. DRB 19-236
    • United States
    • New Jersey Supreme Court
    • January 23, 2020
    ...significant rehabilitation and remorse. See, e.g., In re Zem, 142 N.J. 638 (1995); In re Filomeno, 190 N.J. 579 (2007); and In re Simone, 201 N.J. 10 (2009). The Court also has imposed lesser discipline when it has determined thata suspension would undermine the substantial rehabilitation e......
  • In re Caratzola, Docket No. DRB 19-135
    • United States
    • New Jersey Supreme Court
    • November 27, 2019
    ...possession of drug paraphernalia). The Court's downward departure from the standard three-month suspension has been limited. In In re Simone, 201 N.J. 10 (2009), the attorney was censured for possession of crack cocaine. We considered special circumstances that justified such a departure fr......
  • In re Kassem
    • United States
    • New Jersey Supreme Court
    • April 28, 2021
    ... ... for possession of CDS, demonstrated a "long-term ... struggle to maintain sobriety and avoid criminal behavior and ... efforts; prior admonition); In re Simone , 201 N.J ... 10 (2009) (attorney was charged in Florida with ... ...
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