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N.J. Ct. R. 1:22-3A

Petitions for Review

activein force · 1996-09-01 – presentact-effective-date

(a) Notice. Within 20 days after an opinion is published, or within 30 days after any final action of the Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law other than the publication of any opinion, any aggrieved member of the bar, bar association, person or entity may seek review thereof by serving on the Attorney General a notice of petition for review by the Supreme Court and by filing the original notice with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. The notice shall set forth the petitioner's name and address and, if represented, the name and address of counsel. The notice shall designate the action of the Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law sought to be reviewed and shall concisely state the manner in which the petitioner is aggrieved.

(b) Deposit for Costs. Deposit for costs shall be made in accordance with R. 2:12-5.

(c) Record on Petition for Review. If the petition for review is granted, the record on review shall be the formal opinion, if any, issued pursuant to R. 1:22-3; the inquiry; brief or memorandum of law, if any; and any documents or other evidence or proof relied upon by the committee in arriving at its determination.

(d) Form of Petition for Review. A petition for review shall be in the form of a brief, conforming to the applicable provisions of R. 2:6 and not exceeding 15 pages if printed or 20 pages if otherwise reproduced or typed, exclusive of tables of contents, citations and appendix. It shall contain a short statement of the matter involved, the question presented, the errors complained of and the arguments in support of the petitioner's position. It shall also contain a certification by the petitioner or counsel, if any, that the petition presents a substantial question and is filed in good faith and not for purposes of delay.

(e) Service and Filing of Petition for Review. Within 10 days after filing of the notice of petition for review, two copies of the petition shall be served on the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law and nine copies thereof shall be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court.

(f) Response to Petition for Review. The Attorney General shall, within 30 days of the service of the petition, serve two copies of the brief in opposition to the petition and file nine copies thereof with the Clerk of the Supreme Court. The brief shall be direct and concise, shall conform to the applicable provisions of R. 2:6 and shall not exceed 15 pages if printed or 20 pages if otherwise reproduced or typed, exclusive of table of contents, citations and appendix. Within 10 days of such service, petitioner may serve two copies and file nine copies of a reply brief not exceeding nine pages if printed or 10 pages if otherwise reproduced or typed, exclusive of tables of contents, citations or appendix.

(g) Final Determination. The final determination of a petition for review may be either by written opinion or by order of the Supreme Court and shall state whether the opinion or other action of the Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law is affirmed, reversed or modified or shall provide for such other final disposition as is appropriate.

History

Note: Adopted June 28, 1996 to be effective September 1, 1996.

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njcourts.gov
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2026-09-14
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2026-09-14
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