Monthly report

Attorney discipline, March 2019

17 New York attorney discipline decisions in March 2019: 6 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 5 suspended, 4 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (6)

• David Ronald Hock — Matter of Hock, 2019 NY Slip Op 02438 · First Department · Disbarred
• Craig Raymond Fritzsch — Matter of Fritzsch, 2019 NY Slip Op 02204 · Third Department · Disbarred
• Ryan Yu — Matter of Yu, 2019 NY Slip Op 02203 · Third Department · Disbarred
• Loretta Frances Samenga — Matter of Samenga, 2019 NY Slip Op 02103 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Grogan — Matter of Grogan, 2019 NY Slip Op 01760 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Savitsky — Matter of Savitsky, 2019 NY Slip Op 01603 · Second Department · Disbarred

Suspended (4)

• Matter of Pollina — Matter of Pollina, 2019 NY Slip Op 01775 · Second Department · Suspended for five years
• Matter of Stein — Matter of Stein, 2019 NY Slip Op 01606 · Second Department · Suspended indefinitely
• Aileen Merrill Schlissel — Matter of Schlissel, 2019 NY Slip Op 01547 · First Department · Suspended for four years
• Leigh Wayne Bernstein — Matter of Bernstein, 2019 NY Slip Op 01545 · First Department · Suspended for three months

Interim suspension (1)

• Regina Wanjiru Njogu — Matter of Njogu, 2019 NY Slip Op 01704 · Third Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (4)

• Marcus R. Mumford — Matter of Mumford, 2019 NY Slip Op 02439 · First Department · Public censure
• Leszek Dowgier — Matter of Dowgier, 2019 NY Slip Op 02205 · Third Department · Public censure
• Matter of Colihan — Matter of Colihan, 2019 NY Slip Op 02088 · Second Department · Public censure
• William Saro Papazian — Matter of Papazian, 2019 NY Slip Op 01546 · First Department · Public censure

Other decisions (2)

• Lori Jo Sklar — Matter of Sklar, 2019 NY Slip Op 02202 · Third Department · Relief denied / proceeding dismissed
• Matter of Kranzdorf — Matter of Kranzdorf, 2019 NY Slip Op 02004 · Fourth Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision

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