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NOTICE TO THE BAR LAWYERS’ FUND FOR CLIENT PROTECTION DEADLINES FOR FILING CLAIMS Any person having a claim that has not been filed involving the following attorneys must file a claim with the New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection prior to the …
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1 NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON OPINIONS SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION MONMOUTH COUNTY DOCKET NO. MON-C-150-23 JAMES SHARKEY, Plaintiff, v. DEBORAH OVERBECK, Defendant. OPINION Decided May 13, 2025. …
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1059-22 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. YUSUF IBRAHIM a/k/a YUSUT IBRAHIM, YUSEF F. IBRAHIM, YUSIF IBRAHIM, YUSLIF IBRAHIM, YUSUF IBRAHAM, and YUSUF MESHAL, Defendant-Appellant. …
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2831-22 DARIA WASILEWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACCU REFERENCE MEDICAL LAB, LLC, GUIDO POLLEVICK, and NICHOLAS GANTET, Defendants-Respondents. ____________________________ Submitted December …
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3988-22 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ERNEST M. PIERCE, III, a/k/a ERNEST M. PIERCE, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Submitted April 1, 2025 – Decided May 16, 2025 …
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-1972-23 MAKAYLA BUNTING, Administratrix and Administratrix ad Prosequendum of the ESTATE OF MICHAEL BUNTING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EMIL A. SCHROTH, INC., Defendant, and NEW JERSEY …
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-2948-23 RONALD GOLDSTEIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PROLONG PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC, AVTAR ENTERPRISE, LLC, AVTAR INVESTMENTS, LLC, and CHIRAG PATEL, Defendants-Respondents. Argued March 5, 2025 – …
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3248-23 FLORHAM VILLAGE, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant/ Cross-Respondent, v. PURE LIFESTYLE LLC, d/b/a PURE BARRE, ELIZABETH BILLMEIER, and KYLE KRAUSE, Defendants-Respondents/ Cross-Appellants. …
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-3997-23 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LINDSEY M. KRAKOWIAK, Defendant-Appellant. Argued May 5, 2025 – Decided May 16, 2025 Before Judges Sabatino, Berdote Byrne and Jablonski. On …
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0737-24 THE ESTATE OF JAMES EVANS by his General Administrator and Administrator Ad Prosequendum DAVID EVANS, and DAVID EVANS and LAURYN EVANS, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DAWN …
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New Jersey's judges and lawyers, as well as pro hac vice attorneys, multijurisdictional attorneys, in-house counsel, and foreign legal consultants, pay for the Fund. Each of these has an annual obligation to fulfill. That obligation is to: maintain a …
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The Fund is administered by a volunteer Board of Trustees composed of five lawyers and two non-lawyers appointed by the Supreme Court to serve staggered five year terms without compensation. The Board of Trustees employs full-time staff at the Hughes …
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Claim forms can be obtained on-line: Statement of Claim form with Supplemental Statement Statement of Claim form with Supplemental Statement , or by calling us toll-free: 855-533-3863 … , Option 2 … . Additionally, you may request a form in writing. …
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Under New Jersey Lawyers Fund For Client Protection Rule 1:28 the Board of Trustees can only consider claims against an attorney who has been disciplined (suspended, disbarred, or disability inactive), or who is deceased. A claim can be filed with the …
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Claimants must show dishonest conduct: that the respondent attorney received money which was stolen in the course of an attorney/client relationship. There are also instances where an attorney takes and keeps a retainer despite knowing that services …
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A claimant must prove: receipt by the respondent attorney of money or property belonging to the claimant; conversion of the money by the respondent; and a definite loss resulting from this dishonest conduct. It is necessary to submit specific proof of …
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Claims involving fee disputes, unfortunate or ill-advised investments placed through attorneys, and professional negligence or malpractice are not compensable. The Fund does not pay consequential damages or interest on claims. … What claims are not …
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The Fund staff reviews all claims and prepares a substantive Agenda for the Board of Trustees to consider. The Trustees meet monthly to determine policy and decide claims. In some instances, a hearing is held to take testimony from the claimant, the …
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At the present time there is a limit of $400,000 per claimant for claims arising after January 1, 2007 and an aggregate maximum for claims against a single attorney of $1,500,000. Lower per claimant maximums apply to claims arising prior to January 1, …
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Yes. The Fund takes an assignment of the claimants' rights against respondents and others who may be liable. It is the Trustees' policy to obtain judgment against all defalcating attorneys. The Fund vigorously pursues recovery from respondents, and from …