Monthly report
Attorney discipline, December 2009
18 New York attorney discipline decisions in December 2009: 11 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 6 suspended, 1 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (11)
- Matter of Powers — Matter of Powers, 2009 NY Slip Op 09951 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Culp — Matter of Culp, 2009 NY Slip Op 09950 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Michael James Mengel — Matter of Mengel, 2009 NY Slip Op 09948 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Ertischek — Matter of Ertischek, 2009 NY Slip Op 09947 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- David Gomez Ignacio, Jr. — Matter of Ignacio, 2009 NY Slip Op 09731 · First Department · Disbarred
- Eric Adam Holzer — Matter of Holzer, 2009 NY Slip Op 09730 · First Department · Disbarred
- Samuel Anele Amukele — Matter of Amukele, 2009 NY Slip Op 09524 · First Department · Disbarred
- Leonard Howard Goldner — Matter of Goldner, 2009 NY Slip Op 09225 · Second Department · Disbarred
- George Steven Balis — Matter of Balis, 2009 NY Slip Op 09060 · First Department · Disbarred
- Steven Richard Lapidus — Matter of Lapidus, 2009 NY Slip Op 08977 · First Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Spargo — Matter of Spargo, 2009 NY Slip Op 08941 · Third Department · Disbarred
Suspended (5)
- Matter of Davis — Matter of Davis, 2009 NY Slip Op 09944 · Fourth Department · Suspended
- John J P Howley — Matter of Howley, 2009 NY Slip Op 09410 · First Department · Suspended
- Ronald A. Goldman — Matter of Goldman, 2009 NY Slip Op 09409 · First Department · Suspended for one year
- Matter of Reilly — Matter of Reilly, 2009 NY Slip Op 09142 · Third Department · Suspended for two years
- Mohin Mohamed Kapadwala — Matter of Kapadwala, 2009 NY Slip Op 08942 · Third Department · Suspended for three years
Interim suspension (1)
- Matter of Clarke — Matter of Clarke, 2009 NY Slip Op 09170 · First Department · Interim suspension
Public censure (1)
- Neal Meredith Pomper — Matter of Pomper, 2009 NY Slip Op 09474 · Second Department · Public censure
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.