Monthly report

Attorney discipline, October 2005

20 New York attorney discipline decisions in October 2005: 12 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 5 suspended, 1 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (12)

• Matter of Michael E. Hampden — Matter of Michael E. Hampden, 2005 NY Slip Op 08115 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Alan R. Biegelson — Matter of Alan R. Biegelson, 2005 NY Slip Op 08113 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Chak Yin Lee — Matter of Chak Y. Lee, 2005 NY Slip Op 07861 · First Department · Disbarred
• Philip Mark Morell — Matter of Philip M. Morell, 2005 NY Slip Op 07965 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Christopher Anthony Bangs — Matter of Christopher A. Bangs, 2005 NY Slip Op 07958 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Dmitry Shubov — Matter of Dmitry Shubov, 2005 NY Slip Op 07784 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Jonathan S. Kaufman — Matter of Jonathan S. Kaufman, 2005 NY Slip Op 07535 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Michael Larry Goldman — Matter of Michael L. Goldman, 2005 NY Slip Op 07439 · First Department · Disbarred
• Daniel Scott Lieberman — Matter of Daniel S. Lieberman, 2005 NY Slip Op 07438 · First Department · Disbarred
• Ronald Richard — Matter of Ronald Richard, 2005 NY Slip Op 07403 · First Department · Disbarred
• Barry Wayne Horowitz — Matter of Barry W. Horowitz, 2005 NY Slip Op 07298 · First Department · Disbarred
• Morris Mark Abolafia — Matter of Morris Mark Abolafia, 2005 NY Slip Op 07365 · Second Department · Disbarred

Suspended (3)

• Matter of Amos Weinberg — Matter of Amos Weinberg, 2005 NY Slip Op 08128 · Second Department · Suspended for one year
• Gaetanella Molinini-Rivera — Matter of Gaetanella Molinini-Rivera, 2005 NY Slip Op 07579 · First Department · Suspended
• Avrohom Becker — Matter of Avrohom Becker, 2005 NY Slip Op 07478 · First Department · Suspended

Interim suspension (2)

• Maurice Bernard Melman — Matter of Maurice B. Melman, 2005 NY Slip Op 07833 · First Department · Interim suspension
• Luis Alberto Flores — Matter of Luis A. Flores, 2005 NY Slip Op 07328 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (1)

• Robert James Delcol — Matter of Robert James DelCol, 2005 NY Slip Op 07373 · Second Department · Public censure

Other decisions (2)

• Matter of James R. Hickey — Matter of James R. Hickey, 2005 NY Slip Op 07912 · Third Department · Relief denied / proceeding dismissed
• Marie Elena Klarman — Matter of Marie Elena Klarman, 2005 NY Slip Op 07783 · Third Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision

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