Opinion
2012-11400 M156565
05-21-2013
In the Matter of Attorneys and Counselors-at-Law who are alleged to be in violation of the Judiciary Law § 468-a.
, P.J.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO,
REINALDO E. RIVERA
PETER B. SKELOS
MARK C. DILLON, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER ON MOTION
Motion by the Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District for an order pursuant to Judiciary Law § 90(6) permitting service of the notice of petition and petition dated December 13, 2012, to suspend certain attorneys and counselors-at-law from the practice of law to be made upon those attorneys and counselors-at-law by means of publication of the notice of petition, petition, and the names and last registered or known business addresses of the subject attorneys and counselors-at-law, or, in the absence of a business address, the last known home address of those attorneys and counselors-at-law, in the New York Law Journal on five successive dates.
Upon the affirmation of Antonia Cipollone, Staff Counsel to Gary L. Casella, Chief Counsel for the Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District, dated January 11, 2013, and the affidavit of Samuel H. Younger, Deputy Director of the Division of Administrative Services for the Office of Court Administration, dated December 13, 2012, upon the petition dated December 13, 2012, and the exhibit annexed thereto, and upon finding that the following attorneys and counselors-at-law cannot with due diligence be found within New York State to effectuate personal service:
Attorney Names Attorney Registration Numbers
Lola Jadesola Adeleye 2884047
Erika Joel Adkins 2853885
Thomas Robert Asher 1546779
Chris Au 2753309
Judith Carole Augspurger 2609006
Patrick Michael Barnett 3991288
Donald Vail Barrett 1203165
Zimra Baskin 2448520
Ramsey N. Beck 3065554
Beatrice Lilly Belcher 2777977
Charles Douglas Berger 3989563
Helen Ann Berman 1387760
Maureen Theresa Blaney 2204089
Philip R. Bosco 1903673
Mark Howard Brenner 1947803
Catherine A Brienza 2297026
Howard Bromberg 1955228
David Brooks 2522514
Guangyu Cai 3961513
Lori Caratzola (Admitted as Lori Ann Gordon) 2105997
Siobhan Marie Casey 2875433
Khari Morrell Clay 2911279
Joseph Colacurcio 2801694
Deidre Nicole Cooper 2839330
Anthony F. Cottone 2026433
Aubrey J. Craig 1880384
Thomas M. Creamer 1690221
Harlon L. Dalton 1952415
Ferdinand DeBerardinis 1824069
Margaret Defilippis (Admitted as Margaret Grunmeier) 2233310
Mary Jane Delaney 2126183
Frank X. Derwin 1601285
Edward James Dosch 2645521
Nanaama Boama Dowuona 2914968
Eric D. Drilling 2558849
Bethany Danielle Drucker 4044764
Claudia D. Egerer 2051993
Clinton Harvey Elliott 2569341
Anne Werneke Elwell 2156263
Juan Carlos Espinoza 4036174
Guang-Yeu Sterry Fang 2501641
Raphael A. Felli 2936672
Edward Samuel Fischman 2531713
Julie Eyer Fletcher (Admitted as Julie Elin Eyer) 2294817
Philip J. Foley 3015070
Lawrence Joseph Galardi 1977941
Karen Maureen Garcia 2594026
Donna Marie George 2251916
James Gerard Goettel 2052561
Thomas Gonzoph 2039113
Michael P. Gordon 4017166
Sharon Bethea Graddy 2141364
Eric L. Grahame 1713007
C. Matthew Guillen 2312296
Jeanette A. Gyles 2936326
Lawrence Scott Hartman 2396570
Patricia A. Hynes (Admitted as Patricia Drankoski Bieley) 2518181
Heejung Kim 4188819
David Howard Klein 1365485
William Livingston 1108992
Kerry Delia MacNamara 2912384
Peter Michael Madden 1272293
Johanne Maree O'Dea 3038353
Emmanuel Osei 2800720
Steven Poulin 4440301
Don F. Rowley 2186385
Jennifer Cynthia Warren 2530244
Marcia Yoder 2764462
it is,
ORDERED that the motion is granted; and it is further,
ORDERED that the attorneys and counselors-at-law whose names are listed herein above may be served with the notice of petition and petition, as well as a copy of this decision and order on motion, by publication of the names and last registered or known business addresses of those attorneys and counselors-at-law, or, in the absence of a business address, the last known home address of those attorneys and counselors-at-law, in the New York Law Journal on five consecutive business days beginning one week after the date of this decision and order on motion; and it is further,
ORDERED that, in accordance with the aforesaid notice of petition and petition, upon the failure of any attorney or counselor-at-law listed in the published notice to submit proof establishing his or her full compliance with all registration requirements under Judiciary Law § 468-a, together with an explanation of his or her failure to respond to the previous notifications of default, within 30 days of the last day of publication of the notice, the Court will, upon application of the Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District made without notice, issue an order immediately suspending such attorney from the practice of law in the State of New York.
ENG, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, SKELOS and DILLON, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
RANDALL T. ENG
Presiding Justice