In the Matter of Peter Jonathan Cresci

On May 1, 2023, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals issued a Judgment of Disbarment in the reciprocal discipline case against San Antonio attorney PETER JONATHAN CRESCI [#24005767]. On March 21, 2019, an Order was issued by the Supreme Court of New Jersey in Case No. 082189, styled In the Matter of Peter J. Cresci, An Attorney at Law (Attorney No. 025281992) in which Cresci was disbarred. That court found Cresci violated New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.3 (lack of diligence), l.4(b) (failure to communicate with client), l.15(a) (failure to safeguard funds of a third person and commingling of funds), 1.15(b) (failure to make a prompt disposition of funds in which a client or third person has an interest), l.5(c) (on conclusion of a contingent fee matter, failure to provide the client with a written statement of the outcome, showing any remittance to the client and its method of determination), l.15(d) (failure to comply with recordkeeping requirements), 5.5(a)(l) (practicing law while suspended), 8.1(a) (false statement of material fact to a disciplinary authority), 8.l(b) (failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities), 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects), and 8.4(c) (dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation).  On January 26, 2024, the Supreme Court of Texas affirmed the Judgment. [Case No. 23-0352] BODA Case No. 65262.