Opinion
2021-69142 Motion 2021-03502
07-20-2021
In the Matter of Josephine Thacher Morse, an attorney and counselor-at-law. Attorney Registration No. 4505673
Unpublished Opinion
MOTION DECISION
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J., WILLIAM F. MASTRO, REINALDO E. RIVERA, MARK C. DILLON, CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER OLUNTARY RESIGNATION
Josephine Thacher Morse has submitted an affidavit dated April 18, 2021, wherein she voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Ms. Morse 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 July 25, 2007. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against her. Ms. Morse presently resides in the District of Columbia, 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 Josephine Thacher Morse is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further, ORDERED that the name of Josephine Thacher Morse 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, Josephine Thacher Morse 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 Josephine Thacher Morse has been issued a secure pass by the Office of Court Administration, it shall be returned forthwith to the issuing agency.
LASALLE, P.J., MASTRO, RIVERA, DILLON and CHAMBERS, JJ., concur.