Monthly report

Attorney discipline, January 2015

21 New York attorney discipline decisions in January 2015: 9 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 8 suspended, 2 censured, 1 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (9)

• Matter of Naimark — Matter of Naimark, 2015 NY Slip Op 00766 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Stephen R. Krawitz — Matter of Krawitz, 2015 NY Slip Op 00297 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Black — Matter of Black, 2015 NY Slip Op 00191 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Held — Matter of Held, 2015 NY Slip Op 00190 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Holman — Matter of Holman, 2015 NY Slip Op 00189 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Wason — Matter of Wason, 2015 NY Slip Op 00188 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Reich — Matter of Reich, 2015 NY Slip Op 00187 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Jon Eric Garde — Matter of Garde, 2015 NY Slip Op 00186 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of De Santis — Matter of De Santis, 2015 NY Slip Op 00185 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)

Suspended (5)

• Matter of Esposito — Matter of Esposito, 2015 NY Slip Op 00758 · Second Department · Suspended for six months
• Matter of Reilly — Matter of Reilly, 2015 NY Slip Op 00594 · Third Department · Suspended for two years
• Robert John Depalma — Matter of DePalma, 2015 NY Slip Op 00536 · Second Department · Suspended
• Matter of Perez — Matter of Perez, 2015 NY Slip Op 00184 · Fourth Department · Suspended for three months
• Matter of Merante — Matter of Merante, 2015 NY Slip Op 00183 · Fourth Department · Suspended for three months

Interim suspension (3)

• Michael D. Leopold — Matter of Leopold, 2015 NY Slip Op 09780 · First Department · Interim suspension
• Matter of Cooper — Matter of Cooper, 2015 NY Slip Op 00688 · Third Department · Interim suspension
• Keith Andrew Hawthorne — Matter of Hawthorne, 2015 NY Slip Op 00653 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (2)

• Matter of Archer — Matter of Archer, 2015 NY Slip Op 00753 · Second Department · Public censure
• Matter of Duthely — Matter of Duthely, 2015 NY Slip Op 00537 · Second Department · Public censure

Reinstated (1)

• Matter of Marcus — Matter of Marcus, 2015 NY Slip Op 00764 · Second Department · Reinstated

Other decisions (1)

• Dean Gary Weber — Matter of Weber, 2015 NY Slip Op 00775 · Second Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision

All months

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