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IN THE MATTER OF ERIC H. BORNSTEIN, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 003841994)
Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Jun 22, 2006.
900 A.2d 318
2006 N.J. LEXIS 1057
Published

ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 06-073, concluding on the record certified to the Board pursuant to Rule l:20-4(f) (default by respondent), that ERIC H. BORNSTEIN of QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1994, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months for violating RPC 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that ERIC H. BORNSTEIN is suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months and until the further Order of the Court, effective immediately; and it is further

ORDERED that ERIC H. BORNSTEIN comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further

ORDERED that ERIC H. BORNSTEIN be restrained and enjoined from practicing law during the period of his suspension and that he comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further

ORDERED that pursuant to Rule l:20-20(c), respondent’s failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule l:20-20(b)(15) may (1) preclude the Disciplinary Review Board from considering respondent’s petition for reinstatement for a period of up to six months from the date respondent files proof of compliance; (2) be found to constitute a violation of RPC 8.1(b) and RPC 8.4(e); and (3) provide a basis for an action for contempt pursuant to Rule 1:10-2; and it is further

[*88] 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.