Monthly report

Attorney discipline, December 2013

12 New York attorney discipline decisions in December 2013: 5 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 3 suspended, 4 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (5)

• Edward R. Adams — Matter of Adams, 2013 NY Slip Op 08820 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Silverman — Matter of Silverman, 2013 NY Slip Op 08788 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Michelle Renee Powers — Matter of Powers, 2013 NY Slip Op 08787 · Fourth Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Rothschild — Matter of Rothschild, 2013 NY Slip Op 08784 · Fourth Department · Disbarred
• Peter Barnett Madoff — Matter of Madoff, 2013 NY Slip Op 08444 · Second Department · Disbarred

Suspended (2)

• Matter of Kellogg — Matter of Kellogg, 2013 NY Slip Op 08785 · Fourth Department · Suspended for one year
• Oritseweyimi O. Ayu — Matter of Ayu, 2013 NY Slip Op 08349 · First Department · Suspended

Interim suspension (1)

• Joel Lawrence Getreu — Matter of Getreu, 2013 NY Slip Op 08218 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (4)

• Brian William Guillorn — Matter of Guillorn, 2013 NY Slip Op 08392 · First Department · Public censure
• Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran — Matter of Rudrakumaran, 2013 NY Slip Op 08369 · First Department · Public censure
• Bruce Howard Kaplan — Matter of Kaplan, 2013 NY Slip Op 08219 · First Department · Public censure
• Matter of Nehrer — Matter of Nehrer, 2013 NY Slip Op 08088 · Second Department · Public censure

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