Monthly report

Attorney discipline, December 2012

16 New York attorney discipline decisions in December 2012: 6 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 5 suspended, 2 censured, 2 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (6)

• Colvin Cleon Goddard — Matter of Goddard, 2012 NY Slip Op 09063 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Bailey — Matter of Bailey, 2012 NY Slip Op 09053 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Krome — Matter of Krome, 2012 NY Slip Op 08737 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Griffin — Matter of Griffin, 2012 NY Slip Op 08524 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Robert L. Cohen — Matter of Cohen, 2012 NY Slip Op 08437 · First Department · Disbarred
• Shmuel Berel Klein — Matter of Klein, 2012 NY Slip Op 08311 · Second Department · Disbarred

Suspended (4)

• Jerry Marvin Mims — Matter of Mims, 2012 NY Slip Op 08531 · Second Department · Suspended for three years
• Matter of Chambers — Matter of Chambers, 2012 NY Slip Op 08520 · Second Department · Suspended for six months
• Amy R. Gurvey — Matter of Gurvey, 2012 NY Slip Op 08268 · First Department · Suspended for six months
• Marc Anthony Bruzdziak — Matter of Bruzdziak, 2012 NY Slip Op 08267 · First Department · Suspended — registration non-compliance

Interim suspension (1)

• Jenee Moreen Gadsden — Matter of Gadsden, 2012 NY Slip Op 08667 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (2)

• Nativ Winiarsky — Matter of Winiarsky, 2012 NY Slip Op 09271 · First Department · Public censure
• Matter of Thomas — Matter of Thomas, 2012 NY Slip Op 08988 · Fourth Department · Public censure

Reinstated (2)

• Alexei Marc Schacht — Matter of Schacht, 2012 NY Slip Op 09072 · Second Department · Reinstated
• Jeffrey Joseph Weinsten — Matter of Weinsten, 2012 NY Slip Op 08540 · Second Department · Reinstated

Other decisions (1)

• Peter John Galasso — Matter of Galasso, 2012 NY Slip Op 08732 · Second Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision

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