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In re Gottfried

Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department
May 19, 2016
2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 73942 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)

Opinion

Motion No: 2016-01639

05-19-2016

In the Matter of Barry Harte Gottfried, an attorney and counselor-at-law.


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E/ct

RANDALL T. ENG, P.J.

WILLIAM F. MASTRO

REINALDO E. RIVERA

MARK C. DILLON

RUTH C. BALKIN, JJ.

(Attorney Registration No. 1647973)

DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION

Barry Harte Gottfried has submitted an affidavit dated February 19, 2016, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Mr. Gottfried 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 March 30, 1977. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Mr. Gottfried presently resides in Maryland, 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 Barry Harte Gottfried is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further,

ORDERED that the name of Barry Harte Gottfried 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, Barry Harte Gottfried 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 Barry Harte Gottfried has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.

ENG, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and BALKIN, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court


Summaries of

In re Gottfried

Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department
May 19, 2016
2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 73942 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)
Case details for

In re Gottfried

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Barry Harte Gottfried, an attorney and counselor-at-law.

Court:Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department

Date published: May 19, 2016

Citations

2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 73942 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)