Monthly report
Attorney discipline, October 2016
41 New York attorney discipline decisions in October 2016: 35 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 4 suspended, 0 censured, 1 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (35)
- Benjamin Yu — Matter of Yu, 2016 NY Slip Op 07103 · First Department · Disbarred
- Paul Richard Alter — Matter of Alter, 2016 NY Slip Op 07080 · First Department · Disbarred
- Danial A. Nelson — Matter of Nelson, 2016 NY Slip Op 06990 · First Department · Disbarred
- Damian Joseph Pietanza — Matter of Pietanza, 2016 NY Slip Op 06714 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Silber — Matter of Silber, 2016 NY Slip Op 06647 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Kinsky — Matter of Kinsky, 2016 NY Slip Op 06646 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- N Meaghen Hoang — Matter of Hoang, 2016 NY Slip Op 06645 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Brochmann — Matter of Brochmann, 2016 NY Slip Op 06644 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Illig — Matter of Illig, 2016 NY Slip Op 06643 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Woods — Matter of Woods, 2016 NY Slip Op 06642 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of McMahon — Matter of McMahon, 2016 NY Slip Op 06641 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Turcotte — Matter of Turcotte, 2016 NY Slip Op 06640 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Caldwell — Matter of Caldwell, 2016 NY Slip Op 06639 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Hessler — Matter of Hessler, 2016 NY Slip Op 06638 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Kennedy — Matter of Kennedy, 2016 NY Slip Op 06637 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Martucci — Matter of Martucci, 2016 NY Slip Op 06636 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Hull — Matter of Hull, 2016 NY Slip Op 06635 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Roberto — Matter of Roberto, 2016 NY Slip Op 06634 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- James Marvin Dungan — Matter of Dungan, 2016 NY Slip Op 06633 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Ward — Matter of Ward, 2016 NY Slip Op 06631 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Colbert — Matter of Colbert, 2016 NY Slip Op 06630 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Simmonds — Matter of Simmonds, 2016 NY Slip Op 06629 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Westbrook — Matter of Westbrook, 2016 NY Slip Op 06628 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Nowak — Matter of Nowak, 2016 NY Slip Op 06627 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Gates — Matter of Gates, 2016 NY Slip Op 06626 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of McKenna — Matter of McKenna, 2016 NY Slip Op 06624 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Petersen — Matter of Petersen, 2016 NY Slip Op 06623 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Pechaitis — Matter of Pechaitis, 2016 NY Slip Op 06622 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Bruce Edward Kamerer — Matter of Kamerer, 2016 NY Slip Op 06621 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Walls — Matter of Walls, 2016 NY Slip Op 06620 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Elizabeth Anne Hirz — Matter of Hirz, 2016 NY Slip Op 06619 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Taslimi — Matter of Taslimi, 2016 NY Slip Op 06618 · Fourth Department · Resigned (resignation accepted)
- Matter of Michalek — Matter of Michalek, 2016 NY Slip Op 06617 · Fourth Department · Disbarred
- Michal Durove — Matter of Durove, 2016 NY Slip Op 06560 · First Department · Disbarred
- John Bora Todorovich — Matter of Todorovich, 2016 NY Slip Op 06464 · First Department · Disbarred
Suspended (3)
- Matter of Hogan — Matter of Hogan, 2016 NY Slip Op 06733 · Third Department · Suspended
- Matter of Harounian — Matter of Harounian, 2016 NY Slip Op 06708 · Second Department · Suspended for one year
- Matter of Mpaka — Matter of Mpaka, 2016 NY Slip Op 06536 · Third Department · Suspended for one year
Interim suspension (1)
- Mikhail Alexander Shedrinsky — Matter of Shedrinsky, 2016 NY Slip Op 06991 · First Department · Interim suspension
Reinstated (1)
- Juan Roque Angrisani — Matter of Angrisani, 2016 NY Slip Op 06824 · Second Department · Reinstated
Other decisions (1)
- Clay R. Serenbetz — Matter of Serenbetz, 2016 NY Slip Op 06769 · First Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.