New Jersey Attorney Arrested for Practicing Without a License
admin / 02.Apr, 2013
New Jersey attorney, Sergio Pastor, was
arrested when he arrived at Kenilworth Municipal Court to represent a client in a dunk driving case. Mr. Pastor, has been
suspended from the practice of law since last August due to his non-cooperation with a disciplinary investigation. Mr. Pastor was charged with fourth-degree unauthorized practice of law. Disbarment for the unauthorized practice of law after a suspension occurs frequently, arrests are much more rare. However, one of our favorite headlines of all time is “
Practicing law gets Houston’s Perry Mason arrested,” a 2009 article about a gentleman from Houston going by the name Perry Mason, who was arrested for the unauthorized practice of law. The unauthorized practice of law after a suspension or disbarment is a serious issue. An excellent article on the acceptable parameters of legal activity for disbarred or suspended lawyers
can be found here.
-Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire
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