Monthly report

Attorney discipline, February 2005

11 New York attorney discipline decisions in February 2005: 6 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 2 suspended, 2 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (6)

• Arthur Maurice Seidt — Matter of Arthur Maurice Seidt, 2005 NY Slip Op 01546 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Nicholas H. Golfinopoulos — Matter of Nicholas H. Golfinopoulos, 2005 NY Slip Op 01535 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Steven Fredrick Miller — Matter of Steven F. Miller, 2005 NY Slip Op 01456 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Richard H. Abelson — Matter of Richard H. Abelson, 2005 NY Slip Op 01354 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Zaffar Bugtti — Matter of Zaffar Bugtti, 2005 NY Slip Op 01276 · First Department · Disbarred
• Jay R. Kolmar — Matter of Jay R. Kolmar, 2005 NY Slip Op 01119 · First Department · Disbarred

Suspended (2)

• Dennis Emil Vourderis — Matter of Dennis Emil Vourderis, 2005 NY Slip Op 01549 · Second Department · Suspended for one year
• Lyndon Bryant Jones — Matter of Lyndon B. Jones, 2005 NY Slip Op 01538 · Second Department · Suspended for one year

Public censure (2)

• Matter of Jerrold W. Bartman — Matter of Jerrold W. Bartman, 2005 NY Slip Op 01234 · Third Department · Public censure
• Max Katz — Matter of Max Marcus Katz, 2005 NY Slip Op 01092 · First Department · Public censure

Other decisions (1)

• Matter of Neal M. Sher — Matter of Neal M. Sher, 2005 NY Slip Op 01205 · Second Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision

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Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.