Monthly report
Attorney discipline, July 2008
16 New York attorney discipline decisions in July 2008: 5 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 5 suspended, 5 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (5)
- Matter of Cohen — Matter of Cohen, 2008 NY Slip Op 06450 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Goolden — Matter of Goolden, 2008 NY Slip Op 06256 · Third Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Hoffman — Matter of Hoffman, 2008 NY Slip Op 06119 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Donna Marie Pollman — Matter of Pollman, 2008 NY Slip Op 06118 · Fourth Department · Disbarred
- Barry Ira Spiegler — Matter of Spiegler, 2008 NY Slip Op 05971 · First Department · Disbarred
Suspended (5)
- Matter of Passetti — Matter of Passetti, 2008 NY Slip Op 06501 · Third Department · Suspended for three years
- Thomas Patrick Burke — Matter of Burke, 2008 NY Slip Op 06178 · First Department · Suspended
- Matter of Berg — Matter of Berg, 2008 NY Slip Op 06115 · Fourth Department · Suspended
- Matter of Burks — Matter of Burks, 2008 NY Slip Op 06019 · Third Department · Suspended
- Matter of Erikson — Matter of Erikson, 2008 NY Slip Op 06018 · Third Department · Suspended
Public censure (5)
- Matter of Kassem — Matter of Kassem, 2008 NY Slip Op 06347 · Third Department · Public censure
- Matter of Mc Kelvey — Matter of Mc Kelvey, 2008 NY Slip Op 06272 · Fourth Department · Public censure
- Matter of Bodow — Matter of Bodow, 2008 NY Slip Op 06114 · Fourth Department · Public censure
- Matter of Killeen — Matter of Killeen, 2008 NY Slip Op 06112 · Fourth Department · Public censure
- Matter of Kimm — Matter of Kimm, 2008 NY Slip Op 06155 · Second Department · Public censure
Other decisions (1)
- Cheryl Parsons Reul — Matter of Reul, 2008 NY Slip Op 06017 · Third Department · Relief denied / proceeding dismissed
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.