Monthly report
Attorney discipline, December 2019
17 New York attorney discipline decisions in December 2019: 9 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 3 suspended, 3 censured, 1 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (9)
- Craig Andrew Hanlon — Matter of Hanlon, 2019 NY Slip Op 09400 · First Department · Disbarred
- Robert Edward Arnold, Iii — Matter of Arnold, 2019 NY Slip Op 09351 · First Department · Disbarred
- Frederick John Meagher, Jr. — Matter of Meagher, 2019 NY Slip Op 09350 · Third Department · Resigned while under investigation (treated as disbarment)
- Matter of Wallen — Matter of Wallen, 2019 NY Slip Op 09225 · Fourth Department · Resigned while under investigation (treated as disbarment)
- Harold Levine — Matter of Levine, 2019 NY Slip Op 09118 · First Department · Resigned while under investigation (treated as disbarment)
- Matter of Venditto — Matter of Venditto, 2019 NY Slip Op 09010 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of O'Donnell — Matter of O'Donnell, 2019 NY Slip Op 09008 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Matter of Larsen — Matter of Larsen, 2019 NY Slip Op 08959 · First Department · Resigned while under investigation (treated as disbarment)
- Matter of Gallagher — Matter of Gallagher, 2019 NY Slip Op 08673 · Second Department · Disbarred
Suspended (2)
- Elizabeth Susan Kreis — Matter of Kreis, 2019 NY Slip Op 09117 · First Department · Suspended
- Michael G. Kebede — Matter of Kebede, 2019 NY Slip Op 09081 · Third Department · Suspended — registration non-compliance
Interim suspension (1)
- Scott Andrew Rumizen — Matter of Rumizen, 2019 NY Slip Op 09231 · Fourth Department · Interim suspension
Public censure (3)
- Carlos Alberto Martir, Jr. — Matter of Martir, 2019 NY Slip Op 09401 · First Department · Public censure
- Matter of Asandrov — Matter of Asandrov, 2019 NY Slip Op 09228 · Fourth Department · Public censure
- Colin Patrick Astarita — Matter of Astarita, 2019 NY Slip Op 08666 · Second Department · Public censure
Reinstated (1)
- Jason Cory Goldfarb — Matter of Goldfarb, 2019 NY Slip Op 08674 · Second Department · Reinstated
Other decisions (1)
- Marcy Elissa Golomb — Matter of Golomb, 2019 NY Slip Op 09226 · Fourth Department · Disciplinary matter — see decision
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.