Monthly report
Attorney discipline, January 2008
12 New York attorney discipline decisions in January 2008: 6 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 3 suspended, 3 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (6)
- Paul Stephen Shemin — Matter of Shemin, 2008 NY Slip Op 00701 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Peter Anthony Gioia — Matter of Gioia, 2008 NY Slip Op 00692 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Marcus — Matter of Marcus, 2008 NY Slip Op 00501 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Meyers — Matter of Meyers, 2008 NY Slip Op 00103 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Roth — Matter of Roth, 2008 NY Slip Op 00076 · First Department · Disbarred
- Peter A. Barta — Matter of Barta, 2008 NY Slip Op 00071 · First Department · Disbarred
Suspended (2)
- Michael Caliguiri — Matter of Caliguiri, 2008 NY Slip Op 00950 · First Department · Suspended
- Leah Larsen — Matter of Larsen, 2008 NY Slip Op 00633 · First Department · Suspended for 2½ years
Interim suspension (1)
- Leopold Kaplan — Matter of Kaplan, 2008 NY Slip Op 00054 · First Department · Interim suspension
Public censure (3)
- William Lewis Ostar — Matter of Ostar, 2008 NY Slip Op 00697 · Second Department · Public censure
- Matter of Curtin — Matter of Curtin, 2008 NY Slip Op 00494 · Second Department · Public censure
- Matter of Barton — Matter of Barton, 2008 NY Slip Op 00330 · Third Department · Public censure
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.