In re Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a ( 1998 )

Per Curiam.

Petitioner Committee on Professional Standards moves to suspend respondent attorneys on the ground they have failed to file a registration statement and pay the required attorney registration fee in accordance with section 468-a of the Judiciary Law and part 118 of the 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.

Subdivision (5) of Judiciary Law § 468-a 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; Matter of Ryan, 238 AD2d 713; Matter of Farley, 205 AD2d 874).

In view of respondents’ continued failure to comply with the attorney registration requirements of the Judiciary Law and 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.

Cardona, P. J., Mikoll, Mercure, Crew III and White, 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 the court; and it is further ordered that respondents, for the period of suspension, 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 are forbidden to appear as an attorney or counselor-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 (22 NYCRR 806.9) regulating the conduct of suspended attorneys.

ATTORNEYS YEAR ADMITTED

1. Aglipay, Mario G. 1989

2. Albrecht, Elisabeth 1993

3. Antonakos, John P. 1985

4. Bessen, Adam L. 1989

5. Bickert, Russell G. 1987

6. Bjelde, Richard L. 1987

7. Blevins, Don W. 1991

8. Brooks, Derek E. 1993

9. Brown, Amy E. 1993

10. Capone, Marc C. 1993

11. Chang, James A. 1991

12. Choi, Wooyoung Y. 1993

13. Civile, Robert J. 1993

ATTORNEYS YEAR ADMITTED

14. Collins, Carolyn K. 1993

15. Corriston, Edwin C., Jr. 1993

16. Curran, Denise M. 1993

17. Davidson, Naomi L. 1991

18. Desmar ais, Thomas 1993

19. Edelson, Gary L. 1989

20. Elin, Catherine A. 1993

21. Eversley, Calvin A. 1987

22. Franklin, Francine A. 1993

23. Geller, Lawrence A. 1991

24. Gildea, William J., Ill 1993

25. Goldman, Richard D. 1993

26. Gordon, James D. 1993

27. Gortler, Hugh P. 1991

28. Grodman, Ian R. 1993

29. Gutierrez, Hugo E. 1987

30. Henry, Marianne 1993

31. Higgins, Robin K. 1993

32. Holley, Tonya A. 1993

33. Hoevel, Talbot C. 1991

34. Kaplan, Elizabeth A. 1993

ATTORNEYS YEAR ADMITTED

35. Keating, William F. 1983

36. Kogut, Susanne M. 1991

37. Kristal, Manda W. 1987

38. Kurens, Jonathan H. 1991

39. Lahren, Leeann 1993

40. Lambert, Elizabeth A. 1991

41. Lederer, Jonathan R. 1993

42. Levine, Allen S. 1985

43. Li-Ran, Haim 1987

44. Madden, Susan M. 1991

45. Magtoto, Ma Thersa T. 1993

46. Mahon, Jody P. 1991

47. McDonnell, Mary C. 1993

48. Meyer, Nancy J. 1985

49. Miller, Gary P. 1985

50. Miller, Mariann V. 1983

51. Milton, Dennis P. 1993

52. Mirianthopoulos, Odisseas 1993

53. Moskowitz, Donna 1989

54. Newland, Jeffrey M. 1993

55. O’Malley, Patricia E: 1993

ATTORNEYS YEAR ADMITTED

56. Orticelli, David J. 1991

57. Oteri, Sandra E. 1993

58. Palmer, Allen G. 1989

59. Patel, Abdul E. 1989

60. Perlman, Daniel K. 1993

61. Plitt, Brian C. 1993

62. Rifkin, Jessica R. 1987

63. Roark, Kelley S. 1989

64. Rostow, Victoria P. 1985

65. Rummell, David L. 1993

66. Russell, David P. 1993

67. Santemma, Suzanne E. 1991

68. Schulman, Susan I. 1991

69. Schwartz, Judith S. 1991

70. Schwartz, Roberta S. 1987

71. Sexton, Terence P. 1993

72. Shanni, Erik 1991

73. Shih, Alice Y. H. 1993

74. Simmonds, Richard B. 1991

75. Slesar, Joseph D. 1991

76. Spadacino, Michael A. 1993

ATTORNEYS YEAR ADMITTED

77. Stemmer, Esther 1991

78. Stolarz, Dorothy G. 1991

79. Sumberg, Jeffrey E. 1987

80. Talbott, James N. 1985

81. Taylor, Paulette 1983

82. Tesner, Kathleen J. 1991

83. Theotocatos, Nicholas G. 1993

84. Tomacruz, Manuel B. 1989

85. Turner, Janis L. 1983

86. Velasquez, Vicente J. 1985

87. Wagatsuma, Yukako 1993

88. Warden, William P. 1993

89. Weisz-Epstein, Desiree A. 1993

90. Wheaton, Willie J. 1989

91. Wilkins, Jesse T. 1987

92. Williams, Oliver W. 1991

93. Wilson, Mark 1991

94. Winkelman, Barbara G. 1991

95. Witanachchi, Vinita J. 1991

96. Zalowitz, Rudolph L. 1985

97. Ziemba, Elizabeth A. 1987