Monthly report
Attorney discipline, April 2023
7 New York attorney discipline decisions in April 2023: 1 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 3 suspended, 2 censured, 1 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (1)
- Patrick Michael Megaro — Matter of Megaro, 2023 NY Slip Op 01896 · Second Department · Disbarred
Suspended (1)
- Matter of Bacotti — Matter of Bacotti, 2023 NY Slip Op 01794 · Second Department · Suspended for three years
Interim suspension (2)
- David Alan Tessler — Matter of Tessler, 2023 NY Slip Op 01867 · First Department · Interim suspension
- Michael Adam Schwartz — Matter of Schwartz, 2023 NY Slip Op 01842 · First Department · Interim suspension
Public censure (2)
- Matter of Connell — Matter of Connell, 2023 NY Slip Op 02267 · Fourth Department · Public censure
- Jonathan Robert Avolio — Matter of Avolio, 2023 NY Slip Op 02054 · Third Department · Public censure
Reinstated (1)
- Gary John Robbins — Matter of Robbins, 2023 NY Slip Op 02127 · Second Department · Reinstated
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.