Opinion
2021-06587 Attorney Registration 2105088
02-03-2022
In the Matter of Kenneth H. Ohriner, admitted as Kenneth Howard Ohriner, an attorney and counselor-at-law.
HECTOR D. LASALLE, P.J., MARK C. DILLON, COLLEEN D. DUFFY, BETSY BARROS, FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, JJ.
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DECISION & ORDER VOLUNTARY RESIGNATION
Kenneth H. Ohriner has submitted an affidavit dated August 6, 2021, wherein he voluntarily resigns from the New York State Bar. Mr. Ohriner 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 27, 1988, under the name Kenneth Howard Ohriner. There are no complaints or charges of professional misconduct pending against him. Mr. Ohriner presently resides in California, 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 Kenneth H. Ohriner, admitted as Kenneth Howard Ohriner, is accepted and directed to be filed; and it is further, ORDERED that the name of Kenneth Howard Ohriner 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, Kenneth Howard Ohriner is commanded to desist and refrain from (1) 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 Kenneth Howard Ohriner 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.