Monthly report

Attorney discipline, February 2021

10 New York attorney discipline decisions in February 2021: 3 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 5 suspended, 1 censured, 1 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (3)

• Ira Stephen Kaplan — Matter of Kaplan, 2021 NY Slip Op 08184 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Leslie Harris Scharf — Matter of Scharf, 2021 NY Slip Op 01126 · First Department · Disbarred
• Rhashea Lynn Harmon — Matter of Harmon, 2021 NY Slip Op 01114 · Third Department · Disbarred

Suspended (4)

• Gordon Rubin Caplan — Matter of Caplan, 2021 NY Slip Op 01125 · First Department · Suspended
• Matter of Vasti — Matter of Vasti, 2021 NY Slip Op 01055 · Second Department · Suspended for one year
• Matter of Albert — Matter of Albert, 2021 NY Slip Op 00772 · Fourth Department · Suspended
• Matter of Rosenthal — Matter of Rosenthal, 2021 NY Slip Op 00567 · Second Department · Suspended for six months

Interim suspension (1)

• Edward Andrew Long — Matter of Long, 2021 NY Slip Op 01187 · Third Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (1)

• Robert Vincent Beltrani — Matter of Beltrani, 2021 NY Slip Op 01004 · First Department · Public censure

Reinstated (1)

• Craig Albert Fine — Matter of Fine, 2021 NY Slip Op 00846 · Second Department · Reinstated

All months

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