Attorney Raymond Osterbye of Keansburg, NJ; serial offender 

The state of New Jersey presented Raymond Charles Osterbye with a law license in 2013 after he graduated from Rutgers University School of Law.

The New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics found Ray guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

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

• Failed to comply with mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary suspension of his law license until he complied with the MCLE mandates.

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

• Failed to comply with mandatory IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Account) program

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary suspension of his law license until he complied with the IOLTA mandates.

Ray’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to fully satisfy requirements regarding annual assessment to the New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary 6-day suspension of his law license.

Ray’s 4^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to comply with mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary 8-day suspension of his law license.

Ray’s 5^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to comply with mandatory IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Account) program

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary 10-day suspension of his law license.

Ray’s 6^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to fully satisfy requirements regarding annual assessment to the New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary 21-day suspension of his law license.

Ray’s 7^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to comply with mandatory IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Account) program

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary suspension of his law license until he complied with the IOLTA mandates.

Ray’s 8^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to fully satisfy requirements regarding annual assessment to the New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary suspension of his law license.

Ray’s 9^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to comply with mandatory IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Account) program

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Ray by gifting him with a complimentary suspension of his law license until he complied with the IOLTA mandates.

Ray’s 10^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Negligent misappropriation (theft) of client funds
• Failed to promptly disburse funds to third parties involving real estate closings
• Failed to comply with mandatory recordkeeping provisions
• Made false or misleading communications about his legal services
• Engaged in putting forth false or misleading advertisement
• Failed to fully and/or timely cooperate with ethics investigators (Screw you, said Ray!)
• Failed to prepare three-way reconciliations of his attorney trust accounts
• Audit revealed more than twenty (20) separate recordkeeping deficiencies
• Commingled client funds with personal funds

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

As we speak (ca. August 2020), Ray practices with the Law Offices of Raymond C. Osterbye at 208 Main Street in Keansburg, New Jersey.