Monthly report
Attorney discipline, March 2012
21 New York attorney discipline decisions in March 2012: 11 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 7 suspended, 2 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (11)
- Ravi Brahmaroop Persaud — Matter of Persaud, 2012 NY Slip Op 02308 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Michael Adam Kimelman — Matter of Kimelman, 2012 NY Slip Op 02302 · Second Department · Disbarred
- George Robert Alderdice — Matter of Alderdice, 2012 NY Slip Op 02299 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Jamis Melwood Johnson — Matter of Johnson, 2012 NY Slip Op 02181 · First Department · Disbarred
- Benjamin Hager — Matter of Hager, 2012 NY Slip Op 02180 · First Department · Disbarred
- Matter of O'Connor — Matter of O'Connor, 2012 NY Slip Op 02010 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Baker — Matter of Baker, 2012 NY Slip Op 02009 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Swindley Anderson Edwards — Matter of Edwards, 2012 NY Slip Op 01817 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Robert Matteson Simels — Matter of Simels, 2012 NY Slip Op 01790 · First Department · Disbarred
- Jonathan Star Bristol — Matter of Bristol, 2012 NY Slip Op 01642 · First Department · Disbarred
- Peter N. Weiner — Matter of Weiner, 2012 NY Slip Op 01580 · First Department · Disbarred
Suspended (6)
- Matter of Nizer — Matter of Nizer, 2012 NY Slip Op 02379 · Third Department · Suspended for two years
- Matter of Maffia — Matter of Maffia, 2012 NY Slip Op 02305 · Second Department · Suspended for six months
- John Gregory Lynch — Matter of Lynch, 2012 NY Slip Op 02279 · First Department · Suspended for five years
- Steven S. Greenberg — Matter of Greenberg, 2012 NY Slip Op 02278 · First Department · Suspended for nine months
- Matter of Gagne — Matter of Gagne, 2012 NY Slip Op 02007 · Fourth Department · Suspended
- David Michael Shearer — Matter of Shearer, 2012 NY Slip Op 01789 · First Department · Suspended for 2½ years
Interim suspension (1)
- Bernard John Williams — Matter of Williams, 2012 NY Slip Op 02070 · First Department · Interim suspension
Public censure (2)
- Matter of Radshaw — Matter of Radshaw, 2012 NY Slip Op 02378 · Third Department · Public censure
- Thomas Joseph Perkowski — Matter of Perkowski, 2012 NY Slip Op 02106 · Second Department · Public censure
Other decisions (1)
- Robert Victor Semon — Matter of Semon, 2012 NY Slip Op 02008 · Fourth Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.