Monthly report
Attorney discipline, September 2026
10 New York attorney discipline decisions in September 2026: 2 disbarred or resigned under investigation, 6 suspended, 2 censured, 0 reinstated. With links to each decision.
Disbarred or resigned under investigation (2)
- Edward Gerard Werner — Matter of Werner, 2026 NY Slip Op 05313 · Second Department · Disbarred
- Gabriel Joseph Gershowitz — Matter of Gershowitz, 2026 NY Slip Op 05240 · First Department · Resigned while under investigation (treated as disbarment)
Suspended (5)
- Stephen Holden — Matter of Holden, 2026 NY Slip Op 05532 · Second Department · Suspended for three years
- Judy Tycia Campbell — Matter of Campbell, 2026 NY Slip Op 05527 · Second Department · Suspended for six months
- Brett Becker Stein — Matter of Stein, 2026 NY Slip Op 05362 · Third Department · Suspended for seven months
- Joseph Derrick Lento — Matter of Lento, 2026 NY Slip Op 05249 · Third Department · Suspended for three years
- Joshua A. Douglass — Matter of Douglass, 2026 NY Slip Op 05184 · Second Department · Suspended for one year
Interim suspension (1)
- Lora Erin Como — Matter of Como, 2026 NY Slip Op 05247 · Third Department · Interim suspension
Public censure (2)
- Ilan Borochov — Matter of Borochov, 2026 NY Slip Op 05305 · Second Department · Public censure
- Scott Howard Bernstein — Matter of Bernstein, 2026 NY Slip Op 05239 · First Department · Public censure
Source: NY Official Reports (Law Reporting Bureau); current as of October 2026.