Monthly report

Attorney discipline, January 2006

15 New York attorney discipline decisions in January 2006: 7 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 5 suspended, 3 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (7)

• Matter of Craig E. Parles — Matter of Craig E. Parles, 2006 NY Slip Op 00661 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Olga Sorkin — Matter of Olga Sorkin, 2006 NY Slip Op 00461 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Clarence Norman — Matter of Clarence Norman, 2006 NY Slip Op 00520 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Sonya G Moody Barksdale — Matter of Sonya Moody Barksdale, 2006 NY Slip Op 00507 · Second Department · Disbarred
• David Aaron Appell — Matter of David A. Appell, 2006 NY Slip Op 00389 · First Department · Disbarred
• Douglas Paul Schmell — Matter of Douglas P. Schmell, 2006 NY Slip Op 00326 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Joseph J. Milano — Matter of Joseph J. Milano, 2006 NY Slip Op 00161 · Second Department · Disbarred

Suspended (5)

• George Joseph Cotz — Matter of George J. Cotz, 2006 NY Slip Op 00654 · Second Department · Suspended
• Matter of Perry S. Reich — Matter of Perry S. Reich, 2006 NY Slip Op 00439 · Third Department · Suspended
• Matter of Howard S. Diamond — Matter of Howard S. Diamond, 2006 NY Slip Op 00302 · Third Department · Suspended for one year
• Gerald Michael Goll — Matter of Gerald Goll, 2006 NY Slip Op 00156 · Second Department · Suspended for two years
• Alexander B. Dranov — Matter of Alexander B. Dranov, 2006 NY Slip Op 00039 · First Department · Suspended for three months

Public censure (3)

• Matter of George E. Kearsey — Matter of George E. Kearsey, 2006 NY Slip Op 00517 · Second Department · Public censure
• Matter of Michael J. Rosenblatt — Matter of Michael J. Rosenblatt, 2006 NY Slip Op 00164 · Second Department · Public censure
• Matter of John R. Haberman — Matter of John R. Haberman, 2006 NY Slip Op 00157 · Second Department · Public censure

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