Opinion
Motion No. 2023-00914
06-01-2023
In the Matter of Joseph E. Fenzel, admitted as Joseph E. Francis Fenzel, an attorney and counselor-at-law. Attorney Registration No. 1116839
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
M289070
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J. MARK C. DILLON COLLEEN D. DUFFY BETSY BARROS FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION Joseph E. Fenzel has submitted an affidavit dated April 12, 2022, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Fenzel 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, under the name Joseph E. Francis Fenzel. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Fenzel presently resides in Wisconsin, 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 Joseph E. Fenzel, admitted as Joseph E. Francis Fenzel, is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further, ORDERED that the name of Joseph E. Francis Fenzel 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, Joseph E. Francis Fenzel 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 Joseph E. Francis Fenzel has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.
LASALLE, P.J., DILLON, DUFFY, BARROS and CONNOLLY, JJ., concur.