In re Fulton

Full title: In the Matter of ALLISON FULTON, an Attorney.

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date published: May 25, 2017

2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 4194 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)

Opinion

05-25-2017

In the Matter of ALLISON FULTON, an Attorney.

Allison Fulton, Washington, DC, pro se. Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany, for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department.

Egan Jr., J.P., Devine, Clark, Mulvey and Aarons, JJ., concur.

(Attorney Registration No. 4394623) Before: Egan Jr., J.P., Devine, Clark, Mulvey and Aarons, JJ.

Allison Fulton, Washington, DC, pro se.

Monica A. Duffy, Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department, Albany, for Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Allison Fulton was admitted to practice by this Court in 2006 and lists a business address in Washington, DC with the Office of Court Administration. Fulton now seeks leave to resign from the New York bar for nondisciplinary reasons (see Uniform Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters [22 NYCRR] § 1240.22 [a]). The Attorney Grievance Committee for the Third Judicial Department (hereinafter AGC) opposes the application by correspondence from its Chief Attorney.

As is noted by AGC, Fulton is presently delinquent in her New York attorney registration requirements, having failed to timely register for the 2016-2017 biennial period (see Judiciary Law § 468-a; Matter of Turgeon, 148 AD3d 1458, 1459 [2017]; Rules of the Chief Admin of Cts [22 NYCRR] § 118.1). Inasmuch as Fulton is therefore subject to potential disciplinary action (see Judiciary Law § 468-a [5]; Rules of Professional Conduct [22 NYCRR 1200.0] rule 8.4 [d]; see also Matter of Attorneys in Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a , 113 AD3d 1020, 1021 [2014]; Matter of Arms, 251 AD2d 743, 743-744 [1998]; Matter of Ryan, 238 AD2d 713, 713-714 [1997]; Matter of Farley, 205 AD2d 874, 874-875 [1994]), she is ineligible for nondisciplinary resignation and her application must be denied (see Matter of Cluff, 148 AD3d 1346, 1346 [2017]; Matter of Bomba, 146 AD3d 1226, 1226-1227 [2017]). Further, any future application by Fulton must be supported by proof of her full satisfaction of the requirements of Judiciary Law § 468-a and Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (22 NYCRR) § 118.1 (see Matter of Frank, 146 AD3d 1228, 1228-1229 [2017]).

Egan Jr., J.P., Devine, Clark, Mulvey and Aarons, JJ., concur.

ORDERED that Allison Fulton's application for permission to resign is denied.