Opinion
2021-69143 Motion 2021-03582
07-20-2021
In the Matter of Christopher Stallings Rooney, an attorney and counselor-at-law. Attorney Registration No. 1324623
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J., WILLIAM F. MASTRO, REINALDO E. RIVERA, MARK C. DILLON, CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION
Christopher Stallings Rooney has submitted an affidavit dated May 3, 2021, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Mr. Rooney was admitted to the Bar in the State of New York at a term of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department on May 5, 1976. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Although Mr. Rooney presently resides in New York, he does not practice law in New York, and, under these circumstances, does not wish to pay the biennial registration fee.
Upon the papers submitted in support of the resignation, it is
ORDERED that the voluntary resignation of Christopher Stallings Rooney is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further, ORDERED that the name of Christopher Stallings Rooney is removed from the roll of attorneys and counselors-at-law in the State of New York, without prejudice to an application for reinstatement; and it is further, ORDERED that pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90, effective immediately, Christopher Stallings Rooney is commanded to desist and refrain from (l) practicing law in any form, either as principal or as agent, clerk, or employee of another in the State of New York, (2) appearing as an attorney or counselor-at-law before any court, Judge, Justice, board, commission, or other public authority in this State, (3) giving to another an opinion as to the law or its application or any advice in relation thereto in this State, and (4) holding himself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York; and it is further, ORDERED that if Christopher Stallings Rooney has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.
LASALLE, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and CHAMBERS, JJ., concur.