Monthly report

Attorney discipline, February 2024

11 New York attorney discipline decisions in February 2024: 3 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 5 suspended, 1 censured, 1 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (3)

• Matter of Arcadian — Matter of Arcadian, 2024 NY Slip Op 00903 · Second Department · Disbarred
• Arnis Visvaldis Sprancmanis — Matter of Sprancmanis, 2024 NY Slip Op 00585 · Fourth Department · Resigned while under investigation (treated as disbarment)
• Pamela Denise Hayes — Matter of Hayes, 2024 NY Slip Op 00458 · First Department · Disbarred

Suspended (4)

• Howard L. Margulis — Matter of Margulis, 2024 NY Slip Op 00809 · First Department · Suspended
• Michael John Little — Matter of Little, 2024 NY Slip Op 00808 · First Department · Suspended
• William Howard Getman — Matter of Getman, 2024 NY Slip Op 00587 · Fourth Department · Suspended for one year
• Julie Ann Lang — Matter of Lang, 2024 NY Slip Op 00584 · Fourth Department · Suspended for two years

Interim suspension (1)

• Matter of Guarino — Matter of Guarino, 2024 NY Slip Op 00588 · Fourth Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (1)

• Kenneth Joseph Dahl — Matter of Dahl, 2024 NY Slip Op 00626 · Second Department · Public censure

Reinstated (1)

• Vincent Paragano — Matter of Paragano, 2024 NY Slip Op 00486 · Third Department · Reinstated

Other decisions (1)

• William Castro — Matter of Castro, 2024 NY Slip Op 01145 · Third Department · Other: conditions of prior order deemed satisfied

All months

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