Monthly report
Attorney discipline, April 2025
11 New York attorney discipline decisions in April 2025: 5 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 4 suspended, 2 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (5)
- Daniel Louis Boldi — Matter of Boldi, 2025 NY Slip Op 02340 · Second Department · Disbarred
- John Frederick Gearing — Matter of Gearing, 2025 NY Slip Op 02260 · Third Department · Disbarred
- George A. Higginbotham — Matter of Higginbotham, 2025 NY Slip Op 02203 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Seth Gillman — Matter of Gillman, 2025 NY Slip Op 01996 · Third Department · Disbarred
- Martin Eric Elling — Matter of Elling, 2025 NY Slip Op 01892 · First Department · Disbarred
Suspended (2)
- Pamela Ann Crockett — Matter of Crockett, 2025 NY Slip Op 02392 · Third Department · Suspended — registration non-compliance
- Yovendra Mangal — Matter of Mangal, 2025 NY Slip Op 02206 · Second Department · Suspended for two years
Interim suspension (2)
- Nicholas Patouris — Matter of Patouris, 2025 NY Slip Op 01894 · First Department · Interim suspension
- Alan Joel Kaufman — Matter of Kaufman, 2025 NY Slip Op 01893 · First Department · Interim suspension
Public censure (2)
- Carlos Alberto Martir, Jr. — Matter of Martir, 2025 NY Slip Op 02040 · First Department · Public censure
- Guohui Zhang — Matter of Guohui Zhang, 2025 NY Slip Op 01998 · Third Department · Public censure
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.