Learn About the Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
IN RE: WILLIAM S. WINTERS, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (Attorney No. 055331993)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 16-091, concluding on the record certified to the Board pursuant to Rule 1:20-4(f)(default by respondent), that WILLIAM S. WINTERS of EAST BRUNSWICK, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1993, and who has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law since April 30, 2015, should be censured for violating RPC 8.1(b) (failure to comply with lawful demand for information from a disciplinary authority and to cooperate in an ethics investigation), and good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that WILLIAM S. WINTERS is hereby censured; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent shall remain temporarily suspended from practice pursuant to the Orders of this Court filed April 30, 2015, and June 25, 2015, and until further Order of the Court; 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.
Thank you for your feedback!
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes visit FindLaw's Learn About the Law.
Docket No: 078543
Decided: April 06, 2017
Court: Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)
Harness the power of our directory with your own profile. Select the button below to sign up.
Learn more about FindLaw’s newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)