In re Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Oct 25, 2007

Versions:44 A.D.3d 1246

843 N.Y.S.2d 529

In the Matter of ATTORNEYS IN VIOLATION OF JUDICIARY LAW § 468-A, Respondent. COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, Petitioner. [843 NYS2d 529]

Per Curiam. Petitioner moves to suspend respondent attorneys on the ground that they have failed to file a registration statement and pay the required attorney registration fee in accordance with Judiciary Law § 468-a and Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (22 NYCRR) part 118.

The moving papers indicate that despite written notices sent to them by the Office of Court Administration and a notice sent by petitioner, respondents have failed to register and pay the required fee. They have also failed to respond to the instant motion.

Judiciary Law § 468-a (5) provides that noncompliance with the statute and rules regarding attorney registration “shall constitute conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice and shall be referred to the appropriate appellate division . . . for disciplinary action.” This Court has previously held that failure to comply with the registration requirements is professional misconduct warranting discipline (see e.g. Matter of Arms, 251 AD2d 743 [1998]; Matter of Ryan, 238 AD2d 713 [1997]; Matter of Farley, 205 AD2d 874 [1994]).

In view of respondents’ continued failure to comply with the attorney registration requirements of the Judiciary Law and the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts, petitioner‘s motion is granted and the respondents listed on the schedule attached hereto are suspended, effective 30 days from the date of this order, until further order of this Court (see Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a, 14 AD3d 788 [2005]).

Cardona, P.J., Mercure, Crew III, Peters and Spain, JJ., concur. Ordered that petitioner‘s motion is granted; and it is further ordered that the respondents listed on the schedule attached hereto are suspended, effective 30 days from the date of this order, until further order of this Court; and it is further ordered that, for the period of suspension, respondents are commanded to desist and refrain from the practice of law in any form, either as principal or as agent, clerk or employee of another; and respondents are forbidden to appear as attorneys or counselors-at-law before any court, judge, justice, board, commission or other public authority, or to give to another any opinion as to the law or its application, or any advice in relation thereto; and it is further ordered that respondents shall comply with the provisions of this Court‘s rules regulating the conduct of suspended attorneys (see 22 NYCRR 806.9).

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Brown, Elaine F.	2353456	1990	Third
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Caplan, Mark E.	2412625	1991	Third
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Dutko, David M.	1783414	1979	Third
Feinberg, Sharon C.	2063584	1986	Third
Friedman, Michael J.	2178093	1988	Third
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Harlow, Joseph J.	2311181	1978	Third
Harvey, Susan D.	2324366	1990	Third
Hazelton, William A.	2818581	1997	Third
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Houser, Janet P.	3065737	2000	Third
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Huebner, Paul S.	2589554	1994	Third
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Ilsoe-Mikkelsen, Jesper	2568632	1993	Third
Kelley, Edward J.	2709533	1995	Third
Kim, Dong-Kee	2873990	1998	Third
Ladegaillerie, Denis J.	2915601	1998	Third
Lee, Soonghee	3930294	2001	Third
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Madden, William C. Jr.	2412435	1991	Third
Markey, Patricia A.	2302040	1981	Third
McFarland, Patricia C.	1467679	1957	Second
Milton, Dennis P.	2569135	1993	Third
Murphy, Cecil L.	1617000	1974	Third
Newkirk, Raymond	1127513	1973	Second
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Pamatong, Elly V.	1943547	1982	Third
Reilly, Michael P.	2058147	1986	Third
Robitaille, Donna R.	2613222	1995	Third
Roddy, Beth A.	1927557	1984	Third
Rogers, Donna M.	1629294	1979	Third
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Salmon, Bevin O.	4089355	2002	Third
Schwarz, Richard S.	1289594	1974	Third
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Thomson, James A.	2145647	1987	Third
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Tsang, David Kok K.	2951762	1999	Third
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Wortsman, Alexandra C.	3015583	1999	Third
Yang, Lijun	2957504	1999	Third