Monthly report

Attorney discipline, April 2012

29 New York attorney discipline decisions in April 2012: 14 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 10 suspended, 4 censured, 1 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (14)

• Brandon Giel Lisi — Matter of Lisi, 2012 NY Slip Op 03192 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Scahill — Matter of Scahill, 2012 NY Slip Op 03059 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Raymond Eugene Kerno — Matter of Kerno, 2012 NY Slip Op 02880 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Kaplan — Matter of Kaplan, 2012 NY Slip Op 02879 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Seth Michael Gunar — Matter of Gunar, 2012 NY Slip Op 02689 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Bloodsaw — Matter of Bloodsaw, 2012 NY Slip Op 02592 · First Department · Disbarred
• Ann McAllister Olivarius — Matter of Olivarius, 2012 NY Slip Op 02559 · Third Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Wiener — Matter of Wiener, 2012 NY Slip Op 02508 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Ethan Jordan Serlin — Matter of Serlin, 2012 NY Slip Op 02504 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Brian Michael Rattner — Matter of Rattner, 2012 NY Slip Op 02503 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Constant Jean Baptiste, Jr. — Matter of Jean-Baptiste, 2012 NY Slip Op 02499 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Goldfarb — Matter of Goldfarb, 2012 NY Slip Op 02496 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Mildred Catherine Didio — Matter of Didio, 2012 NY Slip Op 02493 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Costantino — Matter of Costantino, 2012 NY Slip Op 02491 · Second Department · Disbarred

Suspended (9)

• Matter of Heydasch — Matter of Heydasch, 2012 NY Slip Op 03191 · Second Department · Suspended for three years
• Sanford Solny — Matter of Solny, 2012 NY Slip Op 03119 · First Department · Suspended for two years
• Matter of Berg — Matter of Berg, 2012 NY Slip Op 03056 · Fourth Department · Suspended for six months
• Andre Rafael Sobolevsky — Matter of Sobolevsky, 2012 NY Slip Op 02959 · First Department · Suspended
• Matter of Dayton — Matter of Dayton, 2012 NY Slip Op 02943 · Third Department · Suspended for two years
• Kathleen Frances Gahles — Matter of Gahles, 2012 NY Slip Op 02874 · Second Department · Suspended for two years
• William Eric Melendez — Matter of Melendez, 2012 NY Slip Op 02617 · First Department · Suspended
• Sandra Melanie Zupanski — Matter of Zupanski, 2012 NY Slip Op 02510 · Second Department · Suspended for three years
• Matter of Pellegrini — Matter of Pellegrini, 2012 NY Slip Op 02502 · Second Department · Suspended for two years

Interim suspension (1)

• Brian Howard Reis — Matter of Reis, 2012 NY Slip Op 02817 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (4)

• Matter of DeMell — Matter of DeMell, 2012 NY Slip Op 03288 · First Department · Public censure
• Matter of Yan — Matter of Yan, 2012 NY Slip Op 03209 · Second Department · Public censure
• Richard David Sokoloff — Matter of Sokoloff, 2012 NY Slip Op 03204 · Second Department · Public censure
• Matter of Walters — Matter of Walters, 2012 NY Slip Op 03057 · Fourth Department · Public censure

Reinstated (1)

• John Christopher Wirth — Matter of Wirth, 2012 NY Slip Op 03208 · Second Department · Reinstated

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Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.