Monthly report

Attorney discipline, May 2005

20 New York attorney discipline decisions in May 2005: 12 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 7 suspended, 1 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (12)

• Marion Magee Leslie — Matter of Marion M. Leslie, 2005 NY Slip Op 04423 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Daniel Seth Chilewich — Matter of Daniel S. Chilewich, 2005 NY Slip Op 04137 · First Department · Disbarred
• Scott H. Sessler — Matter of Scott H. Sessler, 2005 NY Slip Op 03954 · First Department · Disbarred
• Gary Edward Botchman — Matter of Gary E. Botchman, 2005 NY Slip Op 04039 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Carl H. Smith — Matter of Carl H. Smith, 2005 NY Slip Op 03866 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Paul Siminovsky — Matter of Paul Siminovsky, 2005 NY Slip Op 03865 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matthew Joel Neuren — Matter of Matthew Joel Neuren, 2005 NY Slip Op 03857 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Joseph Thomas Martello — Matter of Joseph T. Martello, 2005 NY Slip Op 03856 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Matthew C. Keenan — Matter of Matthew C. Keenan, 2005 NY Slip Op 03851 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Gil Adam Chachkes — Matter of Gil A. Chachkes, 2005 NY Slip Op 03848 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Lawrence David Dicker — Matter of Lawrence D. Dicker, 2005 NY Slip Op 03767 · First Department · Disbarred
• Anthony Ferrandino — Matter of Anthony Ferrandino, 2005 NY Slip Op 03741 · First Department · Disbarred

Suspended (5)

• Baird Cuber — Matter of Baird Cuber, 2005 NY Slip Op 04135 · First Department · Suspended
• Donald J. Goldman — Matter of Donald J. Goldman, 2005 NY Slip Op 03979 · First Department · Suspended
• Matter of Philip E. Van Riper — Matter of Philip E. Van Riper, 2005 NY Slip Op 03740 · Third Department · Suspended
• Howard Gotbetter — Matter of Howard Gotbetter, 2005 NY Slip Op 03588 · First Department · Suspended
• Matter of John W. Timbers — Matter of John W. Timbers, 2005 NY Slip Op 03677 · Second Department · Suspended for one year

Interim suspension (2)

• Nathan Dembin — Matter of Nathan Dembin, 2005 NY Slip Op 04112 · First Department · Interim suspension
• Leslie Steven Kohn — Matter of Leslie S. Kohn, 2005 NY Slip Op 03768 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (1)

• Michael Adam Shichman — Matter of Michael Adam Shichman, 2005 NY Slip Op 04425 · Second Department · Public censure

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