Monthly report

Attorney discipline, May 2018

14 New York attorney discipline decisions in May 2018: 6 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 6 suspended, 1 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (6)

• Matter of Sporn — Matter of Sporn, 2018 NY Slip Op 03687 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Edward N. Kiss — Matter of Kiss, 2018 NY Slip Op 03495 · First Department · Resigned while under investigation (treated as disbarment)
• Brian Dexter Thomas — Matter of Thomas, 2018 NY Slip Op 03469 · First Department · Disbarred
• Mirta Desir — Matter of Desir, 2018 NY Slip Op 03467 · First Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Terry — Matter of Terry, 2018 NY Slip Op 03371 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Evgeny A. Freidman — Matter of Freidman, 2018 NY Slip Op 03116 · First Department · Disbarred

Suspended (3)

• Matter of Polanco — Matter of Polanco, 2018 NY Slip Op 03685 · Second Department · Suspended for one year
• David Charles Berman — Matter of Berman, 2018 NY Slip Op 03493 · First Department · Suspended — registration non-compliance
• Matter of Wolf — Matter of Wolf, 2018 NY Slip Op 03301 · Fourth Department · Suspended

Interim suspension (3)

• Matter of Morris — Matter of Morris, 2018 NY Slip Op 03682 · Second Department · Interim suspension
• Thomas A. Farinella — Matter of Farinella, 2018 NY Slip Op 03654 · First Department · Interim suspension
• Joram Jehudah Aris — Matter of Aris, 2018 NY Slip Op 03633 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (1)

• Jessica Marie McHale — Matter of McHale, 2018 NY Slip Op 03770 · First Department · Public censure

Other decisions (1)

• Esmeralda MacHado — Matter of Machado, 2018 NY Slip Op 03468 · First Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision

All months

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