Notice – Proposed Amendments to Court Rule 1:20-20 (“Future Activities of Attorney Who Has Been Disciplined or Transferred to Disability-Inactive Status”) – Comments Requested by January 30, 2026

The Supreme Court is requesting comments on the attached proposed amendments to Rule 1 :20-20 ("Future Activities of Attorney who has been Disciplined or Transferred to Disability-Inactive Status") as developed by the NJ Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection (LFCP) in consultation with the Office of Attorney Ethics and the Office of Board Counsel.

The proposed amendments are intended to prohibit a disciplined attorney from providing legal services through a website, electronic communications, or other technology-involved means. Further, the proposed amendments would require updating of the disciplined or inactive attorney's voicemail and website to inform the public that the attorney is ineligible to practice law.

The basis for the proposed amendments is the LFCP's discovery that some disciplined attorneys have continued to maintain active firm websites and phone numbers with no mention of their disciplined status. Additionally, others have continued to use personal email addresses that give the appearance that they are still practicing law.

Please send any comments in writing by Friday, January 30, 2026, to:

Hon. Michael J. Blee, Acting Administrative Director 
Comments on Proposed Rule 1 :20-20 Amendments 
Hughes Justice Complex; P.O. Box 037 
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0037

Comments may also be submitted by email to Comments.Mailbox@njcourts.gov  

The Supreme Court will not consider comments submitted anonymously. Thus, those submitting comments by mail should include their name and address and those submitting comments by email should include their name and email address. Comments submitted in response to this notice are subject to public disclosure.