Monthly report
Attorney discipline, February 2009
13 New York attorney discipline decisions in February 2009: 6 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 4 suspended, 2 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (6)
- Samuel Aaron Fishman — Matter of Fishman, 2009 NY Slip Op 01430 · First Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Zhao — Matter of Zhao, 2009 NY Slip Op 01275 · Third Department · Disbarred
- Joel David Tenenbaum — Matter of Tenenbaum, 2009 NY Slip Op 01228 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Jones — Matter of Jones, 2009 NY Slip Op 00950 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Peter Andrew Takvorian — Matter of Takvorian, 2009 NY Slip Op 00696 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Gauthier — Matter of Gauthier, 2009 NY Slip Op 00684 · Second Department · Disbarred
Suspended (4)
- Matter of Delano — Matter of Delano, 2009 NY Slip Op 01394 · Third Department · Suspended for six months
- Matter of Katz — Matter of Katz, 2009 NY Slip Op 01482 · Second Department · Suspended for five years
- Matter of Garcia — Matter of Garcia, 2009 NY Slip Op 01480 · Second Department · Suspended for one year
- Montgomery Blair Sibley — Matter of Sibley, 2009 NY Slip Op 00949 · Fourth Department · Suspended
Public censure (2)
- Matter of Schnee — Matter of Schnee, 2009 NY Slip Op 01225 · Second Department · Public censure
- Jeff H. Goldsmith — Matter of Goldsmith, 2009 NY Slip Op 01183 · First Department · Public censure
Other decisions (1)
- Matter of Mason — Matter of Mason, 2009 NY Slip Op 01276 · Third Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.