Attorney Vincent Bevacqua of Newark, NJ; convicted thief, repeater

The state of New Jersey presented Vincent Bevacqua with a law license in 1990 after he graduated from Rutgers University Law School.

The New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics found Vinnie guilty of the following misconduct.

Vinnie’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Engaged in gross neglect
• Engaged in a pattern of neglect
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with clients
• Failed to explain matters to extent reasonably necessary to permit clients to make informed decisions regarding representation
• Failed to reduce to writing basis for fee
• Failed to promptly return client’s file
• Assisted unlicensed attorney to illegally practice law in New Jersey

As a consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Vinnie by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand. 

Vinnie’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Negligent misappropriation of client funds
• Engaged in fraud, deceit, dishonest or misrepresentation
• Made false statements of material fact to ethics investigator (Up yours, said Vinnie)
• Engaged in conflict of interest by representing drive and passenger in auto accident
• Engaged in criminal conduct

Vinnie apparently had a penchant for shoplifting at the Old Bridge K-Mart. He was arrested and found guilty of the following criminal conduct.

• Posing as someone else attempted to buy Sylvania TV and Sony Play Station with fraudulent credit cards
• Signed credit card slip claiming to be Vincent Jones for $591
• Repeated same conduct two days earlier at same K-Mart store but when phony credit card was declined he immediately left the store.

As a consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Vinnie by gifting him with a complimentary 3-year suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. September 2015) Vinnie practices at 50 Park Place in Newark New Jersey.