
    21 A.3d 215
    IN THE MATTER OF PATRICE MERRITT DAVIS, AN ATTORNEY AT LAW (ATTORNEY NO. 051581988).
    June 30, 2011.
   ORDER

The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 10-403, concluding that PATRICE MERRITT DAVIS of SOUTH ORANGE, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1988, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year for violating RPC 8.4(b) (criminal act reflecting adversely on attorney’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer), and good cause appearing;

It is ORDERED that PATRICE MERRITT DAVIS is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year and until the further Order of the Court, effective July 29, 2011 and it is further

ORDERED that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further

ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 1:20-20(c), respondent’s failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule 1:20-20(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(c); and (3) provide a basis for an action for contempt pursuant to Rule 1:10-2; 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.  