Attorney Peter Cook of Milburn, NJ; slacker, repeat offender

The state of New Jersey presented Peter A. Cook with a law license in 1994 after he graduated from Rutgers University School of Law.

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

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

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with clients
• Failed to promptly respond to client information requests

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

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

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to keep client informed as to status of legal matter
• Failed to promptly notify client of receipt of client funds
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Screw you, said Pete!)

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

As we speak (ca. October 2018), Pete practices in Milburn, New Jersey.