Notice - Defaults Scheduled for Review by the Disciplinary Review Board on March 20, 2025

The following matters have been certified to the Disciplinary Review Board as defaults, in accordance with R. 1:20-4(f):    
In the Matter of Jay Lowell Juckett
    Docket No. DRB 24-284
    District Docket No. XIV-2024-0193E

In the Matter of Richard Harris Preston
    Docket No. DRB 24-291
    District Docket No. XIV-2024-0488E

In the Matter of Kenneth James Rosellini
    Docket No. DRB 24-292
    District Docket No. XIV-2024-0020E

In the Matter of Dwight Hugh Day
    Docket No. DRB 24-296
    District Docket Nos. XIV-2023-0040E and XIV-2024-0018E

In the Matter of Chadwick L. Hooker
    Docket No. DRB 24-301
    District Docket No. XIV-2024-0192E

In the Matter of Santo V. Artusa, Jr.
    Docket No. DRB 25-004
    District Docket Nos. XIV-2023-0435E and XIV-2024-0191E

In the Matter of Brittany L Parisi
    Docket No. DRB 25-010
District Docket Nos. XIV-2022-0408E; XIV-2022-0409E; XIV-2023-0029E; XIV-2023-0326E; XIV-2023-0327E; and XIV-2024-0055E


These matters are scheduled to be reviewed by the Board on Thursday, March 20, 2025. R. 1:20-4(f) provides that an attorney-respondent’s failure to timely file an answer “shall be deemed an admission that the allegations of the complaint are true and . . . provide sufficient basis for the imposition of discipline.” Although chances for a successful motion are limited, a motion to vacate the default may be filed with the Board by no later than February 17, 2025. MOTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. The motion should specify why the attorney-respondent failed to file a timely answer (including lack of notice) and should set forth any claimed meritorious defenses to the ethics charges. The motion also must be simultaneously served on the Director of the Office of Attorney Ethics and, where appropriate, the district ethics committee responsible for the underlying ethics matter. A certification regarding that service must accompany any documents filed with the Board.
Respondent is hereby advised that, generally, in a default matter, the discipline is enhanced to reflect a respondent’s failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities as an aggravating factor. In re Kivler, 193 N.J. 332, 338 (2008).


Respondent may communicate with the Board by contacting the Office of Board Counsel at:
P.O. Box 962, Trenton, NJ 08625, Telephone: 609-815-2920, E-Mail: DRB.MBX@njcourts.gov.