Monthly report

Attorney discipline, August 2023

19 New York attorney discipline decisions in August 2023: 9 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 6 suspended, 1 censured, 2 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (9)

• Albert Michael Braccini — Matter of Braccini, 2023 NY Slip Op 04475 · Third Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Katzman — Matter of Katzman, 2023 NY Slip Op 04458 · Second Department · Disbarred
• George Anthony Constantine — Matter of Constantine, 2023 NY Slip Op 04378 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Roy Karl Nestler — Matter of Nestler, 2023 NY Slip Op 04343 · Third Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Burke — Matter of Burke, 2023 NY Slip Op 04204 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Lanhi Huynh Saldana — Matter of Saldana, 2023 NY Slip Op 04179 · First Department · Disbarred
• Pery D. Krinsky — Matter of Krinsky, 2023 NY Slip Op 04176 · Third Department · Disbarred
• Barton Paul Levine — Matter of Levine, 2023 NY Slip Op 04126 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Matter of Elefant — Matter of Elefant, 2023 NY Slip Op 04124 · Second Department · Disbarred

Suspended (5)

• Matter of Afra — Matter of Afra, 2023 NY Slip Op 04454 · Second Department · Suspended for six months
• Edward B. Geller — Matter of Geller, 2023 NY Slip Op 04414 · First Department · Suspended
• Thomas More Gotimer — Matter of Gotimer, 2023 NY Slip Op 04348 · First Department · Suspended
• Matter of DeSantiago-Keene — Matter of DeSantiago-Keene, 2023 NY Slip Op 04315 · Second Department · Suspended for three months
• Willie Eugene Dennis — Matter of Dennis, 2023 NY Slip Op 04178 · First Department · Suspended

Interim suspension (1)

• Luis Carrillo — Matter of Carrillo, 2023 NY Slip Op 04347 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (1)

• Matter of DeSantiago-Keene — Matter of DeSantiago-Keene, 2023 NY Slip Op 04123 · Second Department · Public censure

Reinstated (2)

• Alexander Russell Shmulsky — Matter of Shmulsky, 2023 NY Slip Op 04253 · Third Department · Reinstated
• Paul R. King — Matter of King, 2023 NY Slip Op 04206 · Second Department · Reinstated

Other decisions (1)

• Danielle R Lange — Matter of Lange, 2023 NY Slip Op 04344 · Third Department · Relief denied / proceeding dismissed

All months

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