Monthly report

Attorney discipline, August 2026

12 New York attorney discipline decisions in August 2026: 3 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 6 suspended, 3 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.

Disbarred or resigned under investigation (3)

• Jean Danhong Chen — Matter of Chen, 2026 NY Slip Op 05141 · · Disbarred
• Stephen Luke Dilorenzo — Matter of DiLorenzo, 2026 NY Slip Op 05148 · First Department · Disbarred
• Jay Jeffrey Davis — Matter of Davis, 2026 NY Slip Op 04947 · Second Department · Disbarred

Suspended (5)

• Brian Dooley Kent — Matter of Kent, 2026 NY Slip Op 05059 · Third Department · Suspended for one year
• Anokye Soyini Blissett — Matter of Blissett, 2026 NY Slip Op 05023 · Second Department · Suspended for two years
• Francis J. O'Reilly — Matter of O'Reilly, 2026 NY Slip Op 04950 · Second Department · Suspended for three years
• Joseph Kunstlinger — Matter of Kunstlinger, 2026 NY Slip Op 04857 · Second Department · Suspended for five years
• Aubrey Claudius Galloway — Matter of Galloway, 2026 NY Slip Op 04853 · Second Department · Suspended for three years

Interim suspension (1)

• Jordan Jessica Tapia — Matter of Tapia, 2026 NY Slip Op 05149 · First Department · Interim suspension

Public censure (3)

• Michael Bruno Cosentino — Matter of Cosentino, 2026 NY Slip Op 05100 · Second Department · Public censure
• Jay C. Sherman — Matter of Sherman, 2026 NY Slip Op 05030 · Second Department · Public censure
• Jie Luo — Matter of Luo, 2026 NY Slip Op 04984 · First Department · Public censure

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