Opinion
Motion No: 2011-06356 Attorney Registration No. 2544617 M128011
10-28-2011
In the Matter of Claire Bryant Ford, admitted as Claire C. Bryant, an attorney and counselor-at-law.
, P.J.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO
REINALDO E. RIVERA
PETER B. SKELOS
MARK C. DILLON, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION
Claire Bryant Ford has voluntarily submitted an affidavit dated July 1, 2011, wherein she resigns from the New York State Bar. Ms. Ford 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 December 18, 1968, under the name Claire C. Bryant. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against her. Ms. Ford presently resides in Colorado, 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 Claire Bryant Ford is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the name of Claire Bryant Ford 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, Claire Bryant Ford 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 herself out in any way as an attorney and counselor-at-law in the State of New York; and it is further,
ORDERED that if Claire Bryant Ford has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.
PRUDENTI, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, SKELOS and DILLON, JJ., concur.
ENTER:
Matthew G. Kiernan
Clerk of the Court