Attorney Chong Kim of Hackensack, NJ; repeat offender

The state of New Jersey  presented Chong S. Kim with a law license in 1997 after she graduated from Temple University School of Law.

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

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

• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Failed to maintain client funds in separate trust account
• Failed to maintain attorney business account
• Engaged in various recordkeeping violations

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

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

• Engaged in a conflict of interest
• Entered into prohibited business transaction with a client
• Engaged in various recordkeeping violations
• Made false or misleading communications about her services
• Used a firm name, letterhead that violated the professional rules
• Failed to indicate jurisdictional limitations on her license

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

As we speak (ca. October 2018), Chong practices in Hackensack, New Jersey.