Attorney Patricia Adelle of Wayne New Jersey; slacker, serial offender

The state of New Jersey provided Patricia Adelle with a law license in 1993 after he graduated from Rutgers University School of Law.

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

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

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with her client
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Patty!)

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Patty by gifting her with a complimentary reprimand.

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

• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Patty!)
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with client
• Failed to keep client informed as to status of legal matter
• Failed to promptly respond to client information requests
• In representing a client, using means that have no substantial purpose other than to embarrass,
• delay or burden a third person
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New JerseySupreme Court punished Patty by gifting her with a complimentary 3-month suspension of her law license.

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

• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Patty!)
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with client

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New JerseySupreme Court punished Patty by gifting her with a complimentary 3-month suspension of her law license.

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

• Violated client recordkeeping rules involving five (5) client matters
• Failed to safeguard client funds
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with client
• Failed to comply with a fee arbitration determination

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New JerseySupreme Court punished Patty by gifting her with a complimentary 6-month suspension of her law license.

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

• Engaged in gross neglect of client matters
• Failed to safeguard client funds
• Failed to turn over funds to their parties
• Engaged in a variety of recordkeeping violations
• Failed to communicate with client
• Failed to comply with a fee arbitration determination
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Patty!)

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Jersey Supreme Court punished Patty by gifting her with a complimentary 6-month suspension of her law license.

As we speak (ca. January 2024), Patty practices her so-called brand of law at 31 Brookside Road in Wayne, New Jersey.