Monthly report

Attorney discipline, May 2015

20 New York attorney discipline decisions in May 2015: 10 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 7 suspended, 1 censured, 2 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (10)

• Matter of Illingworth — Matter of Illingworth, 2015 NY Slip Op 04485 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo — Matter of Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo, 2015 NY Slip Op 04310 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Elizabeth Marie Barnson Karnazes — Matter of Karnazes, 2015 NY Slip Op 03913 · Third Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Boinski — Matter of Boinski, 2015 NY Slip Op 03763 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Helms — Matter of Helms, 2015 NY Slip Op 03734 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Helms — Matter of Helms, 2015 NY Slip Op 03733 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Elder — Matter of Elder, 2015 NY Slip Op 03732 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Mohammad Fard Saidi — Matter of Saidi, 2015 NY Slip Op 03731 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Hiatt — Matter of Hiatt, 2015 NY Slip Op 03730 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
• Matter of Mc Grath — Matter of Mc Grath, 2015 NY Slip Op 03729 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)

Suspended (7)

• Matter of Chan — Matter of Chan, 2015 NY Slip Op 04483 · Second Department · Suspended for two years
• Justin Michael Pinck — Matter of Pinck, 2015 NY Slip Op 04326 · Second Department · Suspended for six months
• Matter of Kraft — Matter of Kraft, 2015 NY Slip Op 04321 · Second Department · Suspended for one year
• Kirsten Elizabeth Franklin — Matter of Franklin, 2015 NY Slip Op 04318 · Second Department · Suspended for three years
• Robert Radman — Matter of Radman, 2015 NY Slip Op 09371 · First Department · Suspended for three months
• Francis Anthony Miniter — Matter of Miniter, 2015 NY Slip Op 03843 · Second Department · Suspended for five years
• Edward W. McClenathan — Matter of Mc Clenathan, 2015 NY Slip Op 03726 · Fourth Department · Suspended for one year

Public censure (1)

• Matter of Barry — Matter of Barry, 2015 NY Slip Op 03762 · Fourth Department · Public censure

Reinstated (2)

• Joseph Thomas Martello — Matter of Martello, 2015 NY Slip Op 04323 · Second Department · Reinstated
• Matter of Benjamin — Matter of Benjamin, 2015 NY Slip Op 04311 · Second Department · Reinstated

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