Order and Notice – Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection – Pro Hac Vice 2023 Ineligible List

SUPREME COURT OF NEW JERSEY 
Pro Hac Vice Ineligibility Order Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2 

Pursuant to Rule 1:28-2, the Trustees of the New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection (“Fund”) have reported to the Supreme Court the names of those pro hac vice attorneys who have neither made full payment to the Fund, the Disciplinary Oversight Committee, and the Lawyers Assistance Program for the calendar year 2023, nor demonstrated that they are not obligated to make such payment;  

And the Court having had the Trustees send notice to each such pro hac vice attorney that unless all reporting and financial obligations were fully satisfied on or before April 28, 2023, those who failed to pay or certify that payment was not required would be declared ineligible for admission or continued appearance pro hac vice by Order of the Court; 

And notwithstanding the fact that every reasonable effort has been made by the Trustees to notify all pro hac vice attorneys of their obligations to file an annual registration statement and make payment to the Fund, unless not obligated to do so, the pro hac vice attorneys whose names appear on the attached Ineligible List have, as of the date of this Order, failed either to make full payment or to demonstrate that they are not obligated to make such payment; 

IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 1:28-2, each pro hac vice attorney whose name appears on the attached Ineligible List shall be ineligible to appear pro hac vice in New Jersey, effective June 26, 2023; and it is further 

ORDERED that each pro hac vice attorney whose name is included on the attached Ineligible List shall remain ineligible to appear pro hac vice in New Jersey until such attorney files the annual registration statement for the current year AND either demonstrates no obligation to pay or pays ALL of the following:  this year’s annual assessment, the late fee, any arrears due from prior years, and a reinstatement fee of $50 if being removed from one calendar year's Ineligible List or $100 if being removed from two or more calendar years' Lists; and it is further 

ORDERED that this Order and the attached list of pro hac vice attorneys are to be posted on the Judiciary's website and published in the New Jersey Law Journal no later than June 26, 2023 and that a copy of this Order be mailed to each pro hac vice attorney whose name appears on the attached list at their address of record; and it is further 

ORDERED that any amendments or corrections to this Order shall be posted and published as soon as may be practicable.